aspirin

UK /ˈæsp(ɪ)ɹɪn/ US /ˈæsp(ɪ)ɹɪn/

noun 2name 1

Definitions

noun

an analgesic drug, acetylsalicylic acid

a tablet containing this substance

"It nearly drove me insane. I took heaven alone knows how many aspirins."

name

A marketed variety of acetylsalicylic acid.

ADJ

soluble

QUANT

dose

VERB + ASPIRIN

take

When you have a headache, taking an aspirin usually helps within thirty minutes.

dissolve

I dissolved an aspirin in a glass of water to help with my headache faster.

ASPIRIN + VERB

dissolve

I took an aspirin that dissolved slowly on my tongue during the headache.

noun — the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid

Indicates that the speaker has an allergy to aspirin.

"It nearly drove me insane. I took heaven alone knows how many aspirins."

Wiktionary

When I have migraines, aspirin doesn't alleviate the pain for me.

Tatoeba · #1930

You should buy some cough medicine and aspirin.

Tatoeba · #21839

Take this aspirin.

Tatoeba · #61374

Take two aspirin tablets.

Tatoeba · #71820

Could you send up some aspirin?

Tatoeba · #71821

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