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

"One time he kept telling me: "Shahd my head hurts" and we just gave him paracetamol, but later, his right hand stopped moving."

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The reason, its authors wrote, was that “we had no data available on analgesics or possible local anesthetics used during ritual circumcisions in our cohort, so we were unable to address the paracetamol hypothesis directly.”

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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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