Definition of Phenacetin

1. Noun. A white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic.


Definition of Phenacetin

1. n. A white, crystalline compound, C10H13O2N, used in medicine principally as an antipyretic.

Definition of Phenacetin

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Medical Definition of Phenacetin

1. A non-prostaglandin synthase inhibitor. It was utilised extensively in a wide variety of analgesic mixtures, but its causal role in analgesic-abuse nephropathy led to its withdrawal from the market. Chemical name: Acetamide, N-(4-ethoxyphenyl)- (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phenacetin

phelloderm
phelloderms
phellogen
phellogen
phellogens
phelloid
phelonia
phelonion
phelonions
Phemister graft
phenacaine
phenacaines
phenacaine hydrochloride
phenacemide
phenacetin (current term)
phenacetin (current term)
phenacetins
phenacetolin
phenaceturic acid
phenacite
phenacite
phenacites
phenacomys
phenacridane chloride
phenacyclamine
phenaglycodol
phenakistoscope
phenakite
phenakites
phenanthrene

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