phenacetin

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noun
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    A specific antipyretic drug, also called acetophenetidin, with the formula C10H13NO2 used from 1887 to the 1980s when it was withdrawn due to saftey concerns.

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