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ac·et·an·i·lide | \ ˌa-sə-ˈta-nə-ˌlīd 
, -ləd\
, -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
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acetanilide
nounac·et·an·i·lide
variants:
or acetanilid \ ˌas-ə-ˈtan-ᵊl-ˌīd , -ᵊl-əd \
, -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
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