paracetamol

British  

/ ˌpærəˈsiːtəˌmɒl, -ˈsɛtə- /

noun

1. US name: acetaminophen.  a mild analgesic and antipyretic drug used as an alternative to aspirin

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Etymology

Origin of paracetamol

C20: from para-acetamidophenol

Example Sentences

After surgery, everyone received intravenous paracetamol every eight hours.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

"I take a paracetamol whenever fever becomes high," said Kanchan, a rare worker wearing rubber boots -- to protect against prolonged exposure to brine, that can crack skin so deep it bleeds.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

The conflict has been calamitous for much of Asia’s petrochemicals industry, which largely relies on oil from the Middle East to make ingredients for everything from PVC pipes to paracetamol.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Any previously-reported links between the drug and an increased risk of autism are likely to be explained by other factors, rather than a direct effect of the paracetamol itself, the review says.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

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.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2025