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phenacetin
[ fuh-nas-i-tin ]
noun
- a white, slightly water-soluble, crystalline solid, C 1 0 H 1 3 NO 2 , used in medicine chiefly as an agent for checking or preventing fever or for relieving pain: withdrawn because of unfavorable side effects.
phenacetin
/ fɪˈnæsɪtɪn /
noun
- a white crystalline solid formerly used in medicine to relieve pain and fever. Because of its kidney toxicity it has been superseded by paracetamol. Formula: CH 3 CONHC 6 H 4 OC 2 H 5 Also calledacetophenetidin
Word History and Origins
Origin of phenacetin1
Word History and Origins
Origin of phenacetin1
Example Sentences
Concerns about its potential link to cancer come from its relationship to another drug: phenacetin.
"But the ingredient that was doing that was a thing called phenacetin, which gave you the buzz and got you addicted and also destroyed your kidneys."
For the headaches, phenacetin, alone or in combination with caffein and bromide of sodium, may be tried.
The power of phenacetin on a feverish patient seems to him far more astonishing.
There is no doubt that the salicylates will relieve the pain almost at once, but so will any other coal-tar product and phenacetin, acetanilid or even antipyrin may be used with good effect.
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