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Definition of: aspirin
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(as′pər·in) noun
A white crystalline compound, the acetyl derivative of salicylic acid, C9H8O4, having antipyretic and antirheumatic properties. [<A(CETYL) + SPIR-(AEIC ACID), former name of salicylic acid, + -IN]
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