Phenacetin

noun

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.nounAny of a class of analgesic and antipyretic drugs derived from acetanilide.

2.nounA specific antipyretic drug, also called acetophenetidin, with the formula C10H13NO2 used from 1887 to the 1980s when it was withdrawn due to saftey concerns.

Synonyms

acetophenetidin acetophenetidine acetphenetidin phenacetine acetphenetidine acetanilid phenalgin acetanilide exalgin aminophenazone phenetsal para-acetylaminophenol

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