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Phenacetin
see synonyms of phenacetinNoun
1. acetophenetidin, acetphenetidin, phenacetin
a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic
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Phenacetin
see synonyms of phenacetinnoun
a white crystalline solid formerly used in medicine to relieve pain and fever. Because of its kidney toxicity it has been superseded by paracetamol. Formula: CH3CONHC6H4OC2H5
. Also called: acetophenetidinCollins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Phenacetin
see synonyms of phenacetin noun
a white, crystalline powder, C2H5OC6H4NHCOCH3, used to reduce fever and to relieve headaches and muscular pains; acetophenetidin
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.