paracetamol
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of paracetamol
C20: from para-acetamidophenol
Example Sentences
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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
Health advice warns that women can run the risk of harming their baby if they don't take paracetamol to bring down a high temperature or relieve pain when pregnant.
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
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