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From acetamino(phen) + -sal- (“salicylic acid derivative”) + -ol.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: The paracetamol ester of salicylic acid, once used as an analgesic. Full definition →
From acetamino(phen) + -sal- (“salicylic acid derivative”) + -ol.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.