phenacetin

(fē nas′ə tin)

noun

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

Origin: phen- + acetin

See phenacetin in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Origin:

Origin: Rearrangement of chemical name acetophenetidin

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