Meanings
tylenol1
plural tylenols
- CanadaUSuncountableThe pharmaceutical drug acetaminophen (“paracetamol”).
- CanadaUScountableA tablet containing this drug.
Tylenol2
- CanadaUSmedicineA brand of acetaminophen (“paracetamol”).
Top U.S. health officials urged pregnant women not to use acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, claiming it could cause autism, though studies have been inconclusive.
2025 September 22, Azeen Ghorayshi, “Trump Issues Warning Based on Unproven Link Between Tylenol and Autism”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 Sep 2025
plural Tylenols
- CanadaUSalternativeuncountableAlternative form of tylenol (genericized trademark) (the pharmaceutical drug acetaminophen (“paracetamol”))
- CanadaUSalternativecountableAlternative form of tylenol (a tablet containing this drug)
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan analgesic for mild pain but not for inflammation; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril, Tylenol, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
French Tylenol
- Tylenolparacetamol brand
Thai ไทลินอล
- ไทลินอลparacetamol brand
Cite this entry
tylenol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tylenol
“tylenol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tylenol. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tylenol,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tylenol.
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