aspirin

medication used to treat pain and decrease the risk of heart disease
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q18216
aspirin
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aspirin

Summary

aspirin is a type of chemical entity[1]. aspirin ranks in the top 0.33% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,765 views/month, #42 of 12,596).[2]

Key Facts

  • aspirin is credited with the discovery of Raffaele Piria[3].
  • aspirin is credited with the discovery of Adolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe[4].
  • aspirin is credited with the discovery of Charles Frédéric Gerhardt[5].
  • aspirin is credited with the discovery of Arthur Eichengrün[6].
  • aspirin received the National Inventors Hall of Fame[7].
  • aspirin's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[8].
  • aspirin's physically interacts with is recorded as Acid sensing ion channel subunit 3[9].
  • aspirin's physically interacts with is recorded as Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 1[10].
  • aspirin's physically interacts with is recorded as Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2[11].
  • aspirin's physically interacts with is recorded as Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2[12].
  • aspirin's physically interacts with is recorded as Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 1[13].
  • acetyl is named after aspirin[14].
  • Filipendula ulmaria is named after aspirin[15].
  • aspirin's canonical SMILES is recorded as CC(=O)OC1=CC=CC=C1C(=O)O[16].
  • aspirin's chemical formula is recorded as C₉H₈O₄[17].
  • aspirin is a type of benzoic acid[18].
  • aspirin is a type of acetate ester[19].
  • aspirin is used for medication[20].
  • aspirin is used for essential medicine[21].
  • aspirin's Commons category is recorded as Acetylsalicylic acid[22].
  • aspirin comprises oxygen[23].
  • aspirin comprises carbon[24].
  • aspirin comprises hydrogen[25].
  • aspirin's route of administration is recorded as oral administration[26].
  • aspirin's found in taxon is recorded as liquorice[27].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Raffaele Piria[3], a chemist[28], 1814–1865[29], of Kingdom of Italy[30], awarded the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus[31]; Adolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe[4], a chemist[32], 1818–1884[33], of Kingdom of Prussia[34], awarded the Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art[35], specialised in organic chemistry[36]; Charles Frédéric Gerhardt[5], a chemist[37], 1816–1856[38], of France[39], specialised in chemistry[40]; and Arthur Eichengrün[6], a chemist[41], 1867–1949[42], of Germany[43].

Recognition

aspirin received the National Inventors Hall of Fame[7].

Why It Matters

aspirin ranks in the top 0.33% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,765 views/month, #42 of 12,596).[2] aspirin has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] aspirin is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

What awards did aspirin receive?

Honors received include National Inventors Hall of Fame[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Carn · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14834 Q141130989
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  2. 7w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 2uMMpo
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  3. 9w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag aspirin
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: aspirin, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289914190|aspirin (#289914190)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'm"
  4. 14w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Density {'amount': '+1.35'}
    Has use medication, essential medicine
    Subclass of
    Medical condition treated hyperthermia, pain, inflammation +9
    + 41 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007295890305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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