/as'i tan"l uyd'/ , n. Chem., Pharm.
a white, crystalline, odorless, organic powder, C 8 H 9 NO, produced by the action of glacial acetic acid on aniline, used chiefly in organic synthesis and formerly in the treatment of fever and headache.
Also, acetanilid /as'i tan"l id/ . Also called acetylaniline .
[ 1860-65; ACET- + ANILIDE ]