acetanilid

2 definitions found

acetanilid - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  acetanilide \ac`et*an"i*lide\ ([a^]s`[e^]t*[a^]n"[i^]*l[i^]d),
     n. [Acetyl + anilide.] (Med., Chem.)
     An amide formed from aniline and an acetyl group
     (C6H5.NH.CO.CH3); it is a white crystalline compound used
     as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic. It has molecular
     weight 135.16. [Written also acetanilid] AS
  
     Syn: phenylacetamide, N-phenylacetamide, antifebrin,
          antifebrine, acetylaminobenzene, acetylaniline
          [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 + AS]

acetanilid - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  acetanilid
      n 1: a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also
           as an antipyretic [syn: acetanilide, acetanilid,
           phenylacetamide]