ACETANILIDE

acetanilide, acetanilid, phenylacetamide

(noun) a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

acetanilide (countable and uncountable, plural acetanilides)

(organic chemistry, pharmaceutical drug) the amide derived from acetic acid and aniline; once used medicinally as an analgesic and antipyretic

Synonym: antifebrine

Source: Wiktionary


Ac`et*an"i*lide, n. Etym: [Acetyl + anilide.] (Med.)

Definition: A compound of aniline with acetyl, used to allay fever or pain;

– called also antifebrine.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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