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phenacetin
CIDE DICTIONARY
phenacetin, n. [Phenyl + acetic + -in.].
A white, crystalline compound, C10H13O2N , once used in medicine principally as an antipyretic. It is now seldom used because of serious side effects. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
phenacetin, n. an acetyl derivative of phenol used to treat fever etc.
Etymology
PHENO- + ACETYL + -IN
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