aspirin
n. countable B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈæspɹɪn// UK //ˈæspɹɪn// as·pirin
n. a common medicine you take to stop pain or lower a fever.
n. a widely used synthetic drug that relieves pain, reduces fever, and lowers inflammation.
I took an aspirin for my headache.
She swallowed two aspirin tablets with water to ease the pain from her stiff neck.
While modern medicine offers many alternatives, aspirin remains a staple in first-aid kits for its ability to quickly reduce minor aches and fevers.
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).