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acetanilide definition

ac·et·ani·lide (as′ət an′ə līd′)

noun

a white, crystalline organic substance, CHNHCOCH, produced by the action of acetic acid on aniline: it is used as a drug to lessen pain and fever, in making dyes, etc.

Etymology: acet(o)- + anil(ine) + -ide

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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