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nounthe acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer, Empirin, and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets
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Translations
Catalan àcid acetilsalicílic
- àcid acetilsalicílicacetate ester of salicylic acid; aspirin
Chinese Mandarin 乙酰水楊酸 /乙酰水杨酸
- 乙酰水楊酸 /乙酰水杨酸 (yǐxiānshuǐyángsuān)acetate ester of salicylic acid; aspirin
Czech kyselina acetylsalicylová
- kyselina acetylsalicylováacetate ester of salicylic acid; aspirin
Danish acetylsalicylsyre
- acetylsalicylsyreacetate ester of salicylic acid; aspirin
Dutch acetylsalicylzuur
- acetylsalicylzuuracetate ester of salicylic acid; aspirin
Finnish asetyylisalisyylihappo
- asetyylisalisyylihappoacetate ester of salicylic acid; aspirin
French acide acétylsalicylique
- acide acétylsalicyliqueacetate ester of salicylic acid; aspirin
German Acetylsalicylsäure
- Acetylsalicylsäureacetate ester of salicylic acid; aspirin
Greek ακετυλοσαλικυλικό οξύ
- ακετυλοσαλικυλικό οξύ (aketylosalikylikó oxý)acetate ester of salicylic acid; aspirin
Italian acido acetilsalicilico
- acido acetilsalicilicoacetate ester of salicylic acid; aspirin
Japanese アセチルサリチル酸
- アセチルサリチル酸 (asechirusarichiru-san)acetate ester of salicylic acid; aspirin
Norwegian Bokmål acetylsalisylsyre, aspirin
- acetylsalisylsyreacetate ester of salicylic acid; aspirin
- aspirinacetate ester of salicylic acid; aspirin
Polish kwas acetylosalicylowy
- kwas acetylosalicylowyacetate ester of salicylic acid; aspirin
Portuguese ácido acetilsalicílico
- ácido acetilsalicílicoacetate ester of salicylic acid; aspirin
Romanian acid acetilsalicilic
- acid acetilsalicilicacetate ester of salicylic acid; aspirin
Russian ацетилсалици́ловая кислота́
- ацетилсалици́ловая кислота́ (acetilsalicílovaja kislotá)acetate ester of salicylic acid; aspirin
Spanish ácido acetilsalicílico
- ácido acetilsalicílicoacetate ester of salicylic acid; aspirin
Swedish acetylsalicylsyra
- acetylsalicylsyraacetate ester of salicylic acid; aspirin
Cite this entry
acetylsalicylic acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acetylsalicylic%20acid
“acetylsalicylic acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acetylsalicylic%20acid. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acetylsalicylic acid,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acetylsalicylic%20acid.
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