st. joseph

1. A town in northwest Missouri on the Missouri River;
   In the 19th century it became the eastern terminus of the pony express (synset 109130034)
   is an instance of: town - an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
   is a part of: missouri, mo, mo., show me state - a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union
   same as: saint joseph
2. 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 (synset 102751623)
   is a type of:

   • analgesic, anodyne, pain pill, painkiller - a medicine used to relieve pain
   • salicylate - a salt of salicylic acid (included in several commonly used drugs)
   subtypes:

   • 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
   substance holonym: 2-hydroxybenzoic acid, salicylic acid - a white crystalline substance with a bitter aftertaste; used as a fungicide or in making aspirin or dyes or perfumes
   same as: acetylsalicylic acid, aspirin, bayer, empirin

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