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PHENYLACETAMIDE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does phenylacetamide mean?
• PHENYLACETAMIDE (noun)
The noun PHENYLACETAMIDE has 1 sense:
1. a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic
Familiarity information: PHENYLACETAMIDE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
acetanilid; acetanilide; phenylacetamide
Hypernyms ("phenylacetamide" is a kind of...):
analgesic; anodyne; pain pill; painkiller (a medicine used to relieve pain)
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