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Old 08-28-2007, 05:23 PM   #12
homerette
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Originally Posted by Miros1 View Post
Name one person who called asprin by its chemical name. Yep, Asprin is a very early brand name for the substance, back before people slapped TM on everything.
Acetylsalicytic acid, without benefit or google or anything else!. Which would probably explain why it's probably misspelled.

EDIT: Later googling has provided me with the correct spelling: acetytlsalicylic acid and that the name aspirin was trademarked in 1899.
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