Noun acetylsalicylic acid has 1 sense
  1. aspirin, acetylsalicylic acid, Bayer, Empirin - 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
    --1 is a kind of salicylate; analgesic, anodyne, painkiller, pain pill
    --1 has substances: salicylic acid, 2-hydroxybenzoic acid
    --1 has particulars:
     aspirin powder, headache powder; buffered aspirin, Bufferin; enteric-coated aspirin
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