acetanilid

Thân thiện

A scientist carefully weighs acetanilid powder in a laboratory.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic: Acetanilid is a synthetic chemical substance, historically used in medicine to relieve pain (analgesic) and reduce fever (antipyretic).

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Acetanilid was one of the first synthetic fever-reducing drugs.
  • Due to its potential toxicity, the medical use of acetanilid has been largely discontinued.

Advanced Usage

• Chemical Context: In chemistry, is recognized as the parent compound for a class of drugs known as anilides and is a derivative of aniline and acetic acid.
  • The synthesis of acetanilid involves the acetylation of aniline.

Variants and Related Words

• Acetanilide: This is a common variant spelling of the word . Both forms refer to the same chemical compound.
• Phenacetin: A related chemical compound and analgesic derived from .

Synonyms

• Antifebrin: This is an older, now largely obsolete, synonym for .
• Analgesic: A general term for a pain-relieving substance; is a specific type of analgesic.
• Antipyretic: A general term for a fever-reducing substance; is a specific type of antipyretic.

Học thuật

Noun

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• acetanilide
• phenylacetamide