phenacetin

P3H4E1N1A1C3E1T1I1N1
/fɪˈnæsətɪn/

noun

Any of a class of analgesic and antipyretic drugs derived from acetanilide.

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acetophenetidinacetphenetidin
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Meanings

nounphenacetin (countable and uncountable, plural phenacetins)

plural phenacetins

  1. countableuncountableAny of a class of analgesic and antipyretic drugs derived from acetanilide.
  2. countableuncountablemedicineA specific antipyretic drug, also called acetophenetidin, with the formula C₁₀H₁₃NO₂.

    Synonyms: acetophenetidin

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA specific antipyretic drug, also called acetophenetidin, with the formula C₁₀H₁₃NO₂.

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acetophenetidin

More synonyms by meaning

nouna white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic

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acetophenetidinacetphenetidin
Broader
analgesicanodynepainkiller
Also see
acetophenetidin

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Danish fenacetin
  • fenacetinC10H13NO2
German Phen­a­ce­tin
  • Phen­a­ce­tinC10H13NO2
Polish fenacetyna, acetfenetydyna
  • fenacetynaC10H13NO2
  • acetfenetydynaC10H13NO2
Swedish fenacetin
  • fenacetinC10H13NO2
Cite this entry
APA

phenacetin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phenacetin

MLA

“phenacetin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phenacetin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phenacetin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phenacetin.

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