acetylsalisylsyre

Norwegian Bokmål

Skeletal formula of aspirin.

Etymology

acetyl +‎ salisyl +‎ syre, first part from Latin acētum (“vinegar”), from aceō (“to be sour”), from Proto-Italic *akēō (“be sharp-tasting, be sour”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti, from *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”) + a new formation from Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “wood, material”), from Proto-Indo-European *swel-, *sel- (“firewood, wood, beam”). Middle part from Latin salix (“willow tree”), from Proto-Indo-European *saləḱ-, *salək- (“willow”). Last part from Old Norse sýra, from Proto-Germanic *sūrą.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /asɛtyːl.salɪˈsyːlsyːrə/
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Rhymes: -yːrə
Hyphenation: a‧ce‧tyl‧sal‧i‧syl‧sy‧re

Noun

acetylsalisylsyre f or m (definite singular acetylsalisylsyra or acetylsalisylsyren, indefinite plural acetylsalisylsyrer, definite plural acetylsalisylsyrene)

(organic chemistry) acetylsalicylic acid (the acetate ester of salicylic acid, commonly called aspirin)
- 2015 February 25, Bergens Tidende, page 8:
  nesten 400.000 personer bruker det blodfortynnende virkestoffet acetylsalisylsyre
  almost 400,000 people use the blood-thinning active ingredient acetylsalicylic acid
- 1986 June 17, NTBtekst:
  acetylsalisylsyre er ett av de mest brukte stoffene i norske legemidler
  acetylsalicylic acid is one of the most widely used substances in Norwegian medicines
Synonym: aspirin

References

“acetylsalisylsyre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“acetylsalisylsyre” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
“acetylsalisylsyre” in Store norske leksikon