Acetaminophen Definition

ə-sētə-mĭnə-fən, ăsə-
noun
A white, crystalline powder, CH3CONHC6H4OH, used for reducing fever and relieving pain.
Webster's New World
A crystalline compound, C8 H9 NO2 , used in medicine to relieve pain and reduce fever.
American Heritage Medicine

(US) A white crystalline compound used in medicine as an anodyne to relieve pain and reduce fever.

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Noun

Singular:
acetaminophen
Plural:
acetaminophens

Origin of Acetaminophen

  • Contraction of the chemical name N-acétyl-para-aminophénol.

    From Wiktionary

  • acet(o)– amino– phen(ol)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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