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

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats