ch3cooc6h4cooh

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ch3cooc6h4cooh - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Aspirin \As"pi*rin\, n. (Pharm.)
     A white crystalline compound, acetyl salicylic acid
     (CH3.CO.O.C6H4.CO.OH) widely used as a drug for relief of
     pain and alleviation of fever. It has analgesic, antipyretic,
     and antiinflammatory properties, and is one of a class of
     agents called non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).
     The name was originally a trade name, but has become the
     preferred name for the substance. It is actually a prodrug,
     liberating salicylic acid, the ultimate pharmacologically
     active agent, in the intestines. It is more effective when
     taken orally than is salicylic acid, because it dissolves
     more readily.
  
     Syn: 2-(acetyloxy)benzoic acid
          [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]