noun
a crystalline salt used as an analgesic and antipyretic
• Hypernyms: ↑analgesic, ↑anodyne, ↑painkiller, ↑pain pill
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noun : a crystalline salt HOC6H4COONa with a sweetish saline taste used chiefly in medicine as an analgesic, antipyretic, and antirheumatic
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Chem.
a white, crystalline compound, C7H5NaO3, soluble in water, alcohol, and glycerol: used in medicine as an analgesic, antipyretic, and anti-inflammatory, and as a preservative.
[1900-05]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.