phenacetin
phen·ac·e·tin
noun \fi-ˈna-sə-tən\Definition of PHENACETIN
: a white crystalline compound C10H13NO2 formerly used to ease pain or fever but withdrawn because of its serious side effects —called also acetophenetidin
Origin of PHENACETIN
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First Known Use: circa 1887
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