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Meaning: 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 Classified under: Nouns denoting man-made objects Synonyms: acetylsalicylic acid; aspirin; Bayer; Empirin; St. Joseph Hypernyms ("Empirin" is a kind of...): analgesic; anodyne; pain pill; painkiller (a medicine used to relieve pain) salicylate (a salt of salicylic acid (included in several commonly used drugs)) Meronyms (substance of "Empirin"): 2-hydroxybenzoic acid; salicylic acid (a white crystalline substance with a bitter aftertaste; used as a fungicide or in making aspirin or dyes or perfumes) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Empirin"): aspirin powder; headache powder (a powdered form of aspirin) buffered aspirin; Bufferin (aspirin coated with a substance capable of neutralizing acid (trade name Bufferin)) enteric-coated aspirin (aspirin that is treated to pass through the stomach unaltered and to dissolve in the intestines) Domain usage: trade name (a name given to a product or service) trademark (a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product) "In for a penny, in for a pound." (English proverb) "Can you live with the heart of a rabbit?" (Albanian proverb) "Lies are the plague of speech." (Arabic proverb) "Cover your candle, it will light more." (Egyptian proverb)
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