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Acetanilide
noun
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Noun
- 1 the amide derived from acetic acid and aniline; once used medicinally as an analgesic and antipyretic countable, uncountable
- 2 a solid odourless chemical of leaf or flake-like appearance; used in rubber accelerator, dye, and camphor synthesis; metabolised to paracetamol (acetaminophen) wordnet
Etymology
From acet- + anilide.
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