Meanings
adjectiveacetylsalicylic (not comparable)
- not comparablechemistryDescribing any derivative of salicylic acid in which the phenolic hydroxyl has been acetylated.
You need to take acetaminophen / Or just a little aspirin / acetylsalicylic for the pain
1997, “The Druggist”, Joel Mabus (music)
Origin
Translations
French acétylsalicylique
- acétylsalicyliquederivative
Italian acetossibenzoico, acetilsalicilico
- acetossibenzoicoderivative
- acetilsalicilicoderivative
Polish acetylosalicylowy
- acetylosalicylowyderivative
Romanian acetilsalicilic
- acetilsalicilicderivative
Spanish acetilsalicílico
- acetilsalicílicoderivative
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