phenacetin

[ fuh-nas-i-tin ]

/ fəˈnæs ɪ tɪn /

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noun Pharmacology.

a white, slightly water-soluble, crystalline solid, C10H13NO2, used in medicine chiefly as an agent for checking or preventing fever or for relieving pain: withdrawn because of unfavorable side effects.

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Also called acetophenetidin.

Origin of phenacetin

First recorded in 1885–90; phen(etidine) + acet(yl) + -in²

Words nearby phenacetin

phellogen, phelonion, Phelps, Phemister graft, phenacaine, phenacetin, phenaceturic acid, phenacite, phenanthrene, phenanthrenequinone, phenarsazine chloride

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How to use phenacetin in a sentence

Phenacetin is about as cheap as acetanilid; the patent has just expired and consequently we can get it at a low price.
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More effective than antipyrin, acetanilid, phenacetin or similar pain-relieving products.
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It is on the market now under both names, phenacetin and acetphenetidin.
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Until six years ago the chemical product known as phenacetin was patented both as to process and to product.
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It might be added that the preparation is official in most foreign pharmacopeias under the name phenacetin.
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British Dictionary definitions for phenacetin

phenacetin

/ (fɪˈnæsɪtɪn) /

noun

a white crystalline solid formerly used in medicine to relieve pain and fever. Because of its kidney toxicity it has been superseded by paracetamol. Formula: CH 3 CONHC 6 H 4 OC 2 H 5Also called: acetophenetidin

Word Origin for phenacetin

C19: from phenetidine + acetyl + -in

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