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aminopyrine definition

amino·py·rine (-pī′rēn′, -rin)

noun

a colorless, crystalline powder, CHNO, sometimes used to reduce fever or pain: may cause agranulocytosis

Etymology: (dimethyl)amino- + (anti)pyrine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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