PHENACETIN


Meaning of PHENACETIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ fi-ˈna-sə-tən ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: circa 1887

: a white crystalline compound C 10 H 13 NO 2 formerly used to ease pain or fever but withdrawn because of its serious side effects — called also acetophenetidin

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