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Meaning of PHENACETIN

Pronunciation:  fi'nasitin

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic
 
 Synonyms: acetophenetidin, acetphenetidin
 
 See Also: analgesic, anodyne, pain pill, painkiller

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Phe*nac"e*tin\, Phenacetine \Phe*nac"e*tine\, n.
[Phenyl + acetic + -in.] (Pharm.)
A white, crystalline compound, {C10H13O2N}, used in medicine
principally as an antipyretic.
 

 

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