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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Example Sentences

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

The capsule of antipyrine which I swallow is, before my doing so, visible to all eyes; once in my mouth, I am the only one to perceive it.

From The Mind and the Brain Being the Authorised Translation of L'Âme et le Corps by Binet, Alfred

Remedies such as antipyrine or aspirin are often used.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson

In addition to dyestuffs, it is a starting-product for the manufacture of many drugs, such as antipyrine, antifebrin, &c.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 by Various