Phenylacetamide
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Synonym of acetanilide. 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 phenyl + acetamide.
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