BUFFERED ASPIRIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does buffered aspirin mean? 

• BUFFERED ASPIRIN (noun)
  The noun BUFFERED ASPIRIN has 1 sense:

1. aspirin coated with a substance capable of neutralizing acid (trade name Bufferin)

  Familiarity information: BUFFERED ASPIRIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BUFFERED ASPIRIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Aspirin coated with a substance capable of neutralizing acid (trade name Bufferin)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

buffered aspirin; Bufferin

Hypernyms ("buffered aspirin" is a kind of...):

acetylsalicylic acid; aspirin; Bayer; Empirin; St. Joseph (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)