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Aspirin vs Salicylamide - What's the difference?

aspirin | salicylamide |

As nouns the difference between aspirin and salicylamide

is that aspirin is an analgesic drug, acetylsalicylic acid while salicylamide is a drug with analgesic and antipyretic properties, its medicinal uses being similar to those of aspirin.

aspirin

English

(wikipedia aspirin)

Noun

  • (uncountable, pharmaceutical drug) An analgesic drug, acetylsalicylic acid.
  • (countable) A tablet containing this substance.

    • Derived terms

    * aspirinate

    Related terms

    * NSAID English genericized trademarks English refractory feminine rhymes ----

    salicylamide

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia salicylamide)
  • A drug with analgesic and antipyretic properties, its medicinal uses being similar to those of aspirin.