st]_joseph (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the expression *St. Joseph*:
NOUN	location	St. Joseph, Saint Joseph	a town in northwest Missouri on the Missouri River
artifact	St. Joseph, aspirin, acetylsalicylic acid, Bayer, Empirin	the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid

English > *St. Joseph*: 2 senses > noun 1, location
Meaning	A town in northwest Missouri on the Missouri River; in the 19th century it became the eastern terminus of the pony express.
Synonym	Saint Joseph
Instance of	town	An urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
Part of	Missouri, Show Me State, MO, Mo.	A midwestern state in central United States
Spanish	Saint Joseph
Catalan	Saint Joseph

English > *St. Joseph*: 2 senses > noun 2, artifact
Meaning	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.
Synonyms	aspirin, acetylsalicylic acid, Bayer, Empirin
Narrower	aspirin powder, headache powder	A powdered form of aspirin
	buffered aspirin, Bufferin	aspirin coated with a substance capable of neutralizing acid (trade name Bufferin)
	enteric-coated aspirin	aspirin that is treated to pass through the stomach unaltered and to dissolve in the intestines
Broader	analgesic, anodyne, painkiller, pain pill	A medicine used to relieve pain
Broader	salicylate	A salt of salicylic acid (included in several commonly used drugs)
Substances	salicylic acid, 2-hydroxybenzoic acid	A white crystalline substance with a bitter aftertaste
Usage of	trade name	a name given to a product or service
Usage of	trademark	a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer / manufacturer or distributor / distributor of a product
Spanish	ácido acetilsalicílico, aspirina, aspirinar
Catalan	àcid acetilsalicílic, aspirina

HyperDic: st]_joseph