1. (noun) a town in northwest Missouri on the Missouri River; in the 19th century it became the eastern terminus of the pony express

• saint joseph

2. (noun) 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

• acetylsalicylic acid
• aspirin
• bayer
• empirin

1. (noun) 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

• analgesic
• anodyne
• pain pill
• painkiller
• salicylate

1. (noun) 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

• aspirin powder
• headache powder
• buffered aspirin
• bufferin
• enteric-coated aspirin