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phenalgin

phenalgin noun: an ammoniated compound of phenyl and acetamide, used as an analgesic and antipyretic, and resembling phenacetin in its therapeutic action.

Noun

phenalgin (uncountable)

  1. An ammoniated compound of phenyl and acetamide, used as an analgesic and antipyretic, and resembling phenacetin in its therapeutic action.

Origin of phenalgin

From phenyl, analgetic, and -in.

Questions about phenalgin

What does phenalgin mean?
Phenalgin means an ammoniated compound of phenyl and acetamide, used as an analgesic and antipyretic, and resembling phenacetin in its therapeutic action.
What part of speech is phenalgin?
Phenalgin is a noun.

Words near phenalgin in the dictionary

  1. phenakites
  2. phenalene
  3. phenalenes
  4. phenalenone
  5. phenalenones
  6. phenalgin
  7. phenalgine
  8. phenamazoline
  9. phenampromide
  10. phenanthraquinone
  11. phenanthraquinones

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