panadol
panadol noun: paracetamol; acetaminophen.
Noun
panadol (uncountable)
- paracetamol; acetaminophen.
- I decided not to tell him this because I felt there was nothing wrong if I got some panadol or novalgin from the hospital.1988, Atabo Oko, The secret of the Sheik
- We often have no panadol, no bandages. Only one nurse said she had noticed an improvement in drug supply since mid-1993.1995, Peter Gibbon, Structural adjustment and the working poor in Zimbabwe, page 268
Examples of panadol in a sentence
- When I rang my doctor, he said, "Take some panadol and see me in the morning." When I told him that I had no panadol or any other type of painkillers in the house he was surprised.2002, Jane Alison Kaberuka, Has God forgotten me?: the cry of an accident victim, page 6:
- Sulphadimidine tablets are often taken by people in the same manner as aspirin or panadol.2002, Siosiane Fanua Bloomfield, Illness and cure in Tonga: traditional and modern medical practice, page 57:
Origin of panadol
From Panadol. Genericized trademark of Panadol. Derived from the chemical name for para-acetylaminophenol.
Questions about panadol
- What does panadol mean?
- Panadol means paracetamol; acetaminophen.
- How do you use panadol in a sentence?
- When I rang my doctor, he said, "Take some panadol and see me in the morning." When I told him that I had no panadol or any other type of painkillers in the house he was surprised.
- What part of speech is panadol?
- Panadol is a noun.
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