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A compound of aniline with acetyl, used to allay fever or pain; -- called also antifebrine.

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  1. n. A compound of aniline with acetyl, used to allay fever or pain; -- called also antifebrine.
  2. n. a solid odourless chemical of leaf or flake-like appearance; used in rubber accelerator, dye, and camphor synthesis; metabolised to paracetamol (acetaminophen)
  3. A compound of aniline with acetyl, used to allay fever or pain; -- called also antifebrine.
  4. A compound of aniline with acetyl, used to allay fever or pain;-- called also antifebrine.
  5. n. a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic