paracetamol

/ ˌpærəˈsiːtəˌmɒl, -ˈsɛtə- /

noun

1. US name: acetaminophen. a mild analgesic and antipyretic drug used as an alternative to aspirin

Word History and Origins

Origin of paracetamol¹

C20: from para-acetamidophenol

Example Sentences

But if I had a significant cold, I’d take some paracetamol.

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A common bacterium was genetically engineered to eat a plastic-derived molecule and then digest it to produce the everyday painkiller, paracetamol.

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Acetaminophen is the main ingredient in the brand Tylenol, known as paracetamol elsewhere in the world.

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Medical experts have strongly pushed back, and health officials in the UK have stressed that paracetamol remains the safest painkiller available to pregnant women.

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However, on Tuesday morning, Streeting said: "I've just got to be really clear about this: there is no evidence to link the use of paracetamol by pregnant women to autism in their children. None."

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