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
noun
ac·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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The first known use of acetanilide was in 1855
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