methacetin

American  

[meth-uh-seet-n] / ˌmɛθ əˈsit n /

noun

Pharmacology.

1. a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 9 H 1 1 NO 2 , used for relieving pain and reducing or preventing fever.

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Etymology

Origin of methacetin

Probably earlier than 1960–65; meth- + acet- + -in ²

Example Sentences

One of the things he regrets, for instance, was his method-acting decision to consume a live cockroach while filming the 1988 movie “Vampire’s Kiss.”

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2022

Garfein was at the heart of the Actors Studio in Manhattan in the 1950s, when it was staging attention-getting work based on the method-acting principles of Konstantin Stanislavski.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 10, 2020

And she said, ‘that is the end of my method-acting period.”

From Salon • May 3, 2016

The actor’s extreme method-acting tactics were revealed by co-star Lerman in an interview with GQ.

From The Guardian • Oct. 20, 2014

Pacino embellishes the part with his whole method-acting arsenal: facial tics, eccentric line readings, a kind of flamboyant recessiveness — sinking into his chair, dropping his hoarse voice to a barely audible whisper at times.

From Time • Dec. 11, 2012