aspirin
/ˈæs.p(ɪ.)ɹɪn/US/ˈæs.pɹɪn/
aspirin noun: an analgesic drug, acetylsalicylic acid.
Noun
aspirin (countable and uncountable, plural aspirins)
- an analgesic drug, acetylsalicylic acid
- Synonyms:
- acetylsalicylic acid, ASA
- A tablet containing this substance.
- "It nearly drove me insane. I took heaven alone knows how many aspirins."1936, F.J. Thwaites, The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards Publishing, published 1940, page 107
- I got so worked up writing it that I had to take an aspirin and stop trembling after I finished.1965 January 31, Lou Sullivan, Diary
Proper noun capitalized: Aspirin
IPA/ˈæspɹɪn/
Aspirin
- A marketed variety of acetylsalicylic acid.
aspirin meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
aspirin in Hindi
- analgesic drug
- एस्पिरिन espirin
aspirin in Tamil
- அசிடைல் சாலிசிலிக் அமில மருந்து, வலி நீக்க மருந்து, அசுப்பிரின், வெப்பாற்றி
aspirin in Marathi
- एस्पिरिन, अॅस्पिरिन, ऍस्पिरिन
aspirin in Urdu
- ایسپرین, ایسپرائن
More languagesFewer languages
- aspirin in Bengali
- অ্যাসপিরিন, আস্পিরিন, এস্পিরিন
- aspirin in Telugu
- ఆస్పిరిన్
- aspirin in Malayalam
- ഒരു ഗുളിക, ഞരമ്പുവേദന ഇവപോക്കുന്ന മരുന്ന്
- aspirin in Kannada
- ಆಸ್ಪಿರಿನ್
- aspirin in Punjabi
- ਐਸਪਰੀਨ, ਐਸਪੀਰੀਨ, ਐਸਪਰਿਨ
- aspirin in Gujarati
- એસ્પિરિન, એસ્પ્રિન, એસ્પિરીન
- aspirin in Odia
- ଆସ୍ପିରିନ୍, ଆସ୍ପିରିନ, ଏସ୍ପିରିନ୍
- aspirin in Nepali
- एस्पिरिन, आस्पिरिन, एस्प्रिन
- aspirin in Tagalog
- aspirina
- aspirin in Arabic
- أَسْبِرِين ʔasbirīn
- aspirin in Indonesian
- aspirin, asam asetilsalisilat
- aspirin in Persian
- آسپرین âsperin
- aspirin in Thai
- แอสไพริน ɛ́ɛs-pai-rin
Examples of aspirin in a sentence
- Aspirin is a drug that reduces pain, acts against inflammation and lowers body temperature.
- Acetyl and spiraeic acid are the eponymous main ingredients of aspirin.
- I take aspirin every day to thin my blood.
Synonyms of aspirin
Forms of aspirin
| plural | aspirins |
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Origin of aspirin
Genericized trademark of German Aspirin, from acetylierte Spirsäure (literally “acetylated spiraeic acid”). The trade name Aspirin is a registered trademark in some countries, but has entered the English language in generic usage, as various German trademarks were nullified in the United States after World War I (see also heroin).
From the German trademark Aspirin, from acetylierte Spirsäure (“acetylated spiræic acid”); more at aspirin § Etymology.
Words formed from aspirin
Phrases with aspirin
Questions about aspirin
- What does aspirin mean?
- Aspirin means an analgesic drug, acetylsalicylic acid.
- What is aspirin in Hindi?
- Aspirin in Hindi is एस्पिरिन (espirin). See Aspirin meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is aspirin?
- Aspirin can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce aspirin?
- Aspirin is pronounced /ˈæs.p(ɪ.)ɹɪn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of aspirin?
- The plural of aspirin is aspirins.
Words near aspirin in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: aspirin (page history and authors); Aspirin (page history and authors); aspirin (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); aspirin (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); aspirin (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); aspirin (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); aspirin (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); aspirin (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); aspirin (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); aspirin (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); aspirin (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); aspirin (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); aspirin (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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