acetaminophen
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acetaminophen
- /əˌsitəˈmɪnəfən/
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A shortening of the chemical name para-acetylaminophenol. By surface analysis, acet- + amino- + -phen.
noun acetaminophens
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A white crystalline compound used in medicine as an anodyne to relieve pain and reduce fever.
You need to take acetaminophen / Or just a little aspirin / acetylsalicylic for the pain
Similar: paracetamol, para-acetylaminophenol, tylenol
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noun drug
| Español | acetaminofén m paracetamol |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 아세트아미노펜 aseteuaminopen |
| 日本語 | アセトアミノフェン asetoaminofen, パラセタモール parasetamōru |
| 中文 | 撲熱息痛 /扑热息痛 pūrèxītòng, pūrèxítòng, 對乙酰氨基酚 /对乙酰氨基酚 duìyǐxiān'ānjīfēn |
| Português | paracetamol |
| Français | paracétamol, acétaminophène |
| Deutsch | Paracetamol |
| Italiano | paracetamolo |
| Română | paracetamol |
| Русский | парацетамо́л paracetamól |
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title = {acetaminophen},
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