Meanings
plural acetanilides
- countableuncountablechemistrythe amide derived from acetic acid and aniline; once used medicinally as an analgesic and antipyretic
Synonyms: antifebrine
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe amide derived from acetic acid and aniline; once used medicinally as an analgesic and antipyretic
More synonyms by meaning
nouna solid odourless chemical of leaf or flake-like appearance; used in rubber accelerator, dye, and camphor synthesis; metabolised to paracetamol (acetaminophen)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
- Proto-Italic*akēō
- Latinaceō
- Latinacēscō
- Latinacētum
- Englishaceto-
- Englishacet-
- Proto-Indo-European*neyH-der.?
- Sanskritनील॑ (nī́la)
- Middle Persian𐭭𐭩𐭫 (nīl)
- Arabicنِيل (nīl)
- Portugueseanil
- GermanAnilin
- Englishaniline
- Egyptianjmn
- Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
- LatinAmmōn
- Latinammoniacus
- Englishammonia
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Englishamide
- Englishanilide
- Englishacetanilide
Translations
Esperanto acetanilido
- acetanilidoamide derived from acetic acid and aniline
Finnish asetanilidi
- asetanilidiamide derived from acetic acid and aniline
Polish acetanilid, antyfebryna
- acetanilidamide derived from acetic acid and aniline
- antyfebrynaamide derived from acetic acid and aniline
Portuguese acetanilida, antifebrina
- acetanilidaamide derived from acetic acid and aniline
- antifebrinaamide derived from acetic acid and aniline
Cite this entry
acetanilide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acetanilide
“acetanilide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acetanilide. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acetanilide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acetanilide.
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