Definitions
Wiktionary
- adj. organic chemistry Describing any derivative of salicylic acid in which the phenolic hydroxyl has been acetylated.
Examples
“He reviewed several studies on Aspirin - known by the generic term acetylsalicylic acid”
“This applies to approved dementia drugs as well as to other active substances such as acetylsalicylic acid, vitamin E, hormones, or NSAIDs.”
“Buy Aspirin), also known as acetylsalicylic acid (pronounced receptor antagonist, a drug belonging to the group of beta blockers (sometimes written”
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“Aspirin is acetylsalicylic acid no matter what the source; willow bark, mullein leaves or chemical reactor.”
“Err the genus is Salix, which of course gives rise to the scientific name of aspirir, acetylsalicylic acid”
“If you drink willow-bark tea to cure a headache, you are ingesting acetylsalicylic acid, exactly as it's found in Aspirin.”
“You can take Tylenol but not Aspirin" is far clearer than "You can take acetaminophen but not acetylsalicylic acid.”
“It is also the synthetic precursor of the drug aspirin, acetylsalicylic acid.”
“But the paper never mentions that the medication in question, acetylsalicylic acid, is available from lots of other brands other than Bayer.”
“Aug. 10, 1897: A German chemist named Felix Hoffman becomes a hero nobody knows when he creates a stable form of acetylsalicylic acid.”
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