Aspirin
['æsp(ə)rɪn] or ['æsprɪn]
Definition
(noun.) the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer, Empirin, and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets.
Edited by Carmella--From WordNet
Examples
- I kept this to remind me of you trying to brush away the Villa Rossa from your teeth in the morning, swearing and eating aspirin and cursing harlots. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- This is ten times better than the aspirin, he thought, and he waited, as happy as only a hunter can be happy. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- It was, _Hay que tomar la muerte como si fuera aspirina_, which means, You will have to take death as an aspirin. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- This is better than the aspirin, he thought. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
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