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antipyrine

British  
/ -riːn, ˌæntɪˈpaɪrɪn /

noun

  1. Also called: phenazine.  a drug formerly used to reduce pain and fever. Formula: C 11 H 12 N 2 O

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Subsequently, the company became known solely as Sandoz and began making pharmaceuticals, the analgesic and antipyretic antipyrine being its first major product of this type.

From Salon Dec. 14, 2013

In the meantime, some doctors prescribe anesthetic medications like antipyrine combined with benzocaine to help ease the pain, but studies suggest that herbal ear drops may be just as effective, with minimal side effects.

From New York Times Dec. 30, 2010

Well, to make a dense story more condensed, me and Andy cached our paris green and antipyrine powders and albums in a friend's cellar, and took the trail to Pittsburg.

From The Gentle Grafter by Greening, H. C.

T. E. Smith, of Cincinnati, had his whole right side paralyzed by a ten-grain dose of antipyrine.

From Health, Happiness, and Longevity Health without medicine: happiness without money: the result, longevity by McCarty, Louis Philippe

I saw that it was neck or nothing, and fortunately I had taken some antipyrine with me.

From The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia by Ferryman, A. F. Mockler

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