Associations to the word «Acetylsalicylic»

Wiktionary

ACETYLSALICYLIC, adjective. (organic chemistry) Describing any derivative of salicylic acid in which the phenolic hydroxyl has been acetylated.
ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID, noun. (organic compound) (pharmaceutical drug) The acetate ester of salicylic acid; aspirin.

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope