Bayer

adj, name

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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 clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    comparative form of bay: more bay comparative, form-of
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from German [in turn originating as an ethnonym].

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acetylsalicylic acidaspirinempirinst. joseph

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"Aspirin, for example, was derived in the 19th century from salicylic acid, a long-time remedy for pains and fever found in plants like willow and meadowsweet. It was developed and marketed by the German company Bayer."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Bayer. The surname is converged from both Bavaria and Middle High German beieren (“to ring a bell”).

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