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August 24, 2007

My favourite molecule

devadutta @ 9:13 am, GMT +0000 ( 1187946788 ) Play

Identify the molecule.

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For the non chemistry geeks, hints

( this is how the top strip eventually ends. NOT caused by the molecule in question :) )

Cracked ( without any pains ) by:
Hema, Poornima, Jayanth, Shashank, yaksha, Abhinav, asha, Keerthi, Dibyo, piezocake, Abhishek, nihit, Archana

Answers:

Aspirin, 2-acetoxybenzoic acid or acetylsalicylic acid is the common analgesic . Low dose Aspirin has many other medicinal qualities.
The hints:
1. Judas Priest’s Painkiller, hinting the “Painkiller” properties of Aspirin.
2. Thompson and Thompson eating mysterious pills thinking it to be aspirin in”The Land of Black Gold”

17 Responses to “My favourite molecule”

  1. Hema Says:

    I like this question the most till now :)

    Aspirin(acetylsalicylic acid)


  2. Hema Says:

    Structure also called Acrylonitrile Molecular structure…


  3. Poornima Says:

    Aspirin!


  4. jayanth Says:

    C9H8O4 , ass-prin, pop 2 and call me in the morning.

    jayanth

  5. Shashank Says:

    Asprin
    ( Actually downloaded the Tintin – Land of Black Gold!! )


  6. yaksha Says:

    aspirin.

    And why is that the moderators are *obsessed* with Chemistry?

    yaksha

  7. Abhinav Says:

    Aspirin , acetylsalicylic acid


  8. asha Says:

    Aspirin


  9. Keerthi Says:

    ASPIRIN — http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspirin


  10. Dibyo Says:

    Aspirin.


  11. piezocake Says:

    Aspirin, reads like.


  12. Abhishek Says:

    Aspirin


  13. Abhishek Says:

    ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID —-Aspirin


  14. nihit Says:

    2-acetoxybenzoic acid or aspirin…

    nihit

  15. Archana Says:

    That s the structure of aspirin !


  16. vinayak Says:

    It had to be aspirin.. The “painkiller” clue was a giveaway!!


  17. Prasanth Says:

    Aspirin!


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