ALEVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Aleve mean? 

• ALEVE (noun)
  The noun ALEVE has 1 sense:

1. a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trademarks Aleve and Anaprox and Aflaxen) that fights pain and inflammation

  Familiarity information: ALEVE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALEVE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trademarks Aleve and Anaprox and Aflaxen) that fights pain and inflammation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Aflaxen; Aleve; Anaprox; naproxen sodium

Hypernyms ("Aleve" is a kind of...):

nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory; nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug; NSAID (an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids)

Meronyms (substance of "Aleve"):

propanoic acid; propionic acid (a liquid fatty acid found in milk and sweat and in fuel distillates)

Domain usage:

trademark (a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product)

 Context examples 

Aspirin, naproxen (Aleve), and ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) are examples of OTC NSAIDs.

(Pain Relievers, NIH)