Aspirin

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aspirin \As"pi*rin\, n. (Pharm.)
     A white crystalline compound, acetyl salicylic acid
     ({CH3.CO.O.C6H4.CO.OH}) widely used as a drug for relief of
     pain and alleviation of fever. It has analgesic, antipyretic,
     and antiinflammatory properties, and is one of a class of
     agents called non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).


     The name was originally a trade name, but has become the
     preferred name for the substance. It is actually a prodrug,
     liberating salicylic acid, the ultimate pharmacologically
     active agent, in the intestines. It is more effective when
     taken orally than is salicylic acid, because it dissolves
     more readily.
  
     Syn: 2-(acetyloxy)benzoic acid
          [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  aspirin
       n : the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an
           analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer and
           Empirin) usually taken in tablet form; used as an
           antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning
           platelets [syn: {acetylsalicylic acid}, {Bayer}, {Empirin}]

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  Aspirin
       
           A {freeware} language from {MITRE
          Corporation} for the description of {neural networks}.  A
          compiler, bpmake, is included.  Aspirin is designed for use
          with the {MIGRAINES} interface.
       
          Version: 6.0, as of 1995-03-08.
       
          {(ftp://ftp.cognet.ucla.edu/alexis/)}.
       
          (1995-03-08)