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acetanilid

  • a variation of acetanilide.
    acetanilide
    noun
    a white, crystalline, odorless, organic powder, C 8 H 9 NO, produced by the action of glacial acetic acid on aniline, used chiefly in organic synthesis and formerly in the treatment of fever and headache.

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There is no doubt that the salicylates will relieve the pain almost at once, but so will any other coal-tar product and phenacetin, acetanilid or even antipyrin may be used with good effect.

From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh

Caffein aids the action of nitrates, acetanilid, ethyl alcohol and amyl alcohol, and increases the toxicity of barium chloride.

From All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers

A compliment in time is a heart-stimulant with no acetanilid reaction.

From We Can't Have Everything by Rupert Hughes

The new order that requires manufacturers to substitute acetanilid for acetphenitidin does no more than replace fog with mist.

From Civics and Health by William H. Allen

The active fever may be checked by 15 drops tincture of aconite every four hours or by one-third ounce of acetanilid.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

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