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acetophenetidin

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a⋅ce⋅to⋅phe⋅net⋅i⋅din

  [uh-see-toh-fuh-net-i-din, as-i-toh-]
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–noun Pharmacology.
phenacetin.
Origin:
1905–10; aceto- + phenetidin

phe⋅nac⋅e⋅tin

  [fuh-nas-i-tin]
–noun Pharmacology.
a white, slightly water-soluble, crystalline solid, C1 0H1 3NO2, used in medicine chiefly as an agent for checking or preventing fever or for relieving pain: withdrawn because of unfavorable side effects.
Also called acetophenetidin.

Origin:
1885–90; phen(etidine) + acet(yl) + -in 2
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ac·e·to·phe·net·i·din   (ās'ĭ-tō-fə-nět'ĭ-dĭn, ə-sē'tō-)   
n.  A white powder or crystalline solid, CH3CONHC6H4OC2H5, derived from coal tar and used in medicine to reduce fever and relieve pain. Also called phenacetin.

[aceto- + phen(o)- + et(hyl) + -id(e) + -in.]
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Main Entry: ace·to·phe·net·i·din
Pronunciation: "as-&-(")tO-f&-'net-&d-&n, &-"sEt-O-
Variant: also ac·et·phe·net·i·din /"as-&t-f&-/
Function: noun
: PHENACETIN

Main Entry: phen·ac·e·tin
Pronunciation: fi-'nas-&t-&n
Function: noun
: a compound C10H13NO2formerly used to ease pain or fever but now withdrawn from use because of its link to high blood pressure, heart attacks, cancer, and kidney disease called also acetophenetidin
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acetophenetidin ac·e·to·phe·net·i·din (ās'ĭ-tō-fə-nět'ĭ-dĭn, ə-sē'tō-)
n.
A white powder or crystalline solid derived from coal tar and used in medicine to reduce fever and relieve pain. Also called phenacetin.

phenacetin phe·nac·e·tin (fə-nās'ĭ-tĭn)
n.
See acetophenetidin.

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