Advil

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Noun
  1. 1
    a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic medicine (trade names Advil and Motrin and Nuprin) used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an antipyretic wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A brand name for ibuprofen, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug. US, countable, uncountable

    "two laps into our first walk, my dad needed to sit down. His back and legs were killing him. "You'll be okay," I assured him. "You just need to shake off the rust." I gave him a couple of Advil and, after a few minutes, urged him back onto the track."

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ibuprofenisobutylphenyl propionic acidmotrinnuprin

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