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5 letters · 10 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun 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 clotti
originBorrowed from German Bayer. The surname is converged from both Bavaria and Middle High German beieren (“to ring a bell”).
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