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phenacetin definition

phenac·etin (fē nas′ə tin)

noun

a white, crystalline powder, CHOCHNHCOCH, used to reduce fever and to relieve headaches and muscular pains; acetophenetidin

Etymology: phen- + acetin

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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