aspirin

Noun

A common drug used to relieve pain and reduce fever.
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
an analgesic drug, acetylsalicylic acid
a tablet containing this substance

Examples

My opponent’s outrageous score gave me a headache that not even an ASPIRIN could cure.

Origin / Etymology

Genericized trademark of German Aspirin, from acetylierte Spirsäure (literally “acetylated spiraeic acid”). The trade name Aspirin is a registered trademark in some countries, but has entered the English language in generic usage, as various German trademarks were nullified in the United States after World War I (see also heroin).

Synonyms

acetylsalicylic acid, Bayer, Empirin, St. Joseph, ASA

Scrabble Score: 9

aspirin: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
aspirin: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
aspirin: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

aspirin: valid Words With Friends Word