acetophenetidin

American

[uh-see-toh-fuh-net-i-din, as-i-toh-] / əˌsi toʊ fəˈnɛt ɪ dɪn, ˌæs ɪ toʊ- /

noun

Pharmacology.

phenacetin.

acetophenetidin British

/ əˌsiːtəʊfəˈnɛtɪdɪn /

noun

another name for phenacetin

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Etymology

Origin of acetophenetidin

First recorded in 1905–10; aceto- + phenetidin

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Phenacetin -- the common term for the compound acetophenetidin -- is best known as the P in so-called APC pills, the now discontinued pick-me-ups that also contained aspirin and caffeine.

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