noun
1. the 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
• Syn: ↑aspirin, ↑acetylsalicylic acid, ↑Bayer, ↑Empirin
• Usage Domain: ↑trademark, ↑trade name, ↑trademark (for: ↑Empirin), ↑trade name (for: ↑Empirin), ↑trademark (for: ↑Bayer), ↑trade name (for: ↑Bayer)
• Hypernyms: ↑salicylate, ↑analgesic, ↑anodyne, ↑painkiller, ↑pain pill
• Hyponyms: ↑aspirin powder, ↑headache powder, ↑buffered aspirin, ↑Bufferin, ↑enteric-coated aspirin
• Substance Meronyms: ↑salicylic acid, ↑2-hydroxybenzoic acid
2. a town in northwest Missouri on the Missouri River; in the 19th century it became the eastern terminus of the pony express
• Syn: ↑Saint Joseph
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑town
• Part Holonyms: ↑Missouri, ↑Show Me State, ↑MO
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a city in NW Missouri, on the Missouri River. 76,691.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.