aspirin

aspirin

1. a white crystalline compound widely used in the form of tablets to relieve pain and fever, to reduce inflammation, and to prevent strokes. Formula: CH₃COOC₆H₄COOH

2. a tablet of aspirin

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aspirin

[′as·prən]

(organic chemistry)

acetylsalicylic acid

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Aspirin

(language, tool)

A freeware language from MITRE Corporation for the description of neural networks. A compiler, bpmake, is included. Aspirin is designed for use with the MIGRAINES interface.

Version: 6.0, as of 1995-03-08.

ftp://ftp.cognet.ucla.edu/alexis/.

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