acetanilide

noun ac·et·an·i·lide \ ˌa-sə-ˈta-nə-ˌlīd , -ləd \

variants: or acetanilid

Definition of acetanilide

: a white crystalline compound C₈H₉NO that is derived from aniline and acetic acid and is used especially to relieve pain or fever

Origin and Etymology of acetanilide

borrowed from French acétanilide, from acét- acet- + anilide "an amide in which hydrogen of the amido group is replaced by phenyl," borrowed from French, from aniline aniline + -ide (in amide amide)

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First Known Use: 1855

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Medical Dictionary

acetanilide

noun ac·et·an·i·lide

variants: or acetanilid play \ˌas-ə-ˈtan-ᵊl-ˌīd, -ᵊl-əd\

medical Definition of acetanilide

: a white crystalline compound C₈H₉NO that is derived from aniline and acetic acid and is used especially to relieve pain or fever — called also phenylacetamide