acetophenetidin Med.
(ˌæsɪtəʊfɪˈnɛtɪdɪn)
Also acetpheˈnetidin.
[f. aceto- + phenetidin.]
A white crystalline compound used as an antipyretic and analgesic; phenacetin.
| 1910 Practitioner Apr. 552 Kephaldol is a yellowish-white powder..containing the following percentage composition: Citric acid 6 per cent., Salicylic acid 33 per cent., Acet-phenetidine 48 per cent. 1943 Martindale's Extra Pharmacopœia (ed. 21) II. 321 Tabellæ Acetophenetidini..contain 90 to 110% of the labelled amounts of acetophenetidin. 1959 Brit. Pharmaceut. Codex 547 Phenacetin..Synonyms: Acetophenetidin; Phenacetinum. |