Definition of acetanilide

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ac·et·an·i·lide

(

) KEY also ac·et·an·i·lid (-

d) KEY

NOUN:

A white crystalline compound, C₆H₅NH(COCH₃), formerly used in medicine to relieve pain and reduce fever. It has been replaced by safer agents because of its toxicity.

ETYMOLOGY:
acet(o)- + anil(ine) + -ide

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