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Aspirin - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Aspirin : (noun)
1: 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]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Aspirin : \As"pi*rin\, n. (Pharm.)
A white crystalline compound of acetyl and salicylic acid
used as a drug for the salicylic acid liberated from it in
the intestines.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Aspirin : Aspirin: A good example of a tradename that entered into the language, Aspirin was once the Bayer trademark for acetylsalicylic acid .
The first use of what became known as aspirin was by the Greek physician Hippocrates, who used powder extracted from the bark of a willow tree to treat pain and reduce fever. The bark contained
salicin, a component of acetylsalicylic acid. Salicin was successfully isolated from willow bark in 1829 but it often irritated the stomach.
Two years after a young Bayer researcher, Felix Hoffman, synthesized acetylsalicylic acid, Bayer registered the trademark "aspirin" on March 6, 1899. One hundred years later to the day, Bayer
celebrated this event by turning its company headquarters into the world's largest pillbox. With over 200,000 square feet of cloth, hung from scaffolding by 50 mountain climbers, Bayer transformed its
400- foot tall building into one very large Bayer aspirin carton.
Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
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