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Noun: phenacetin  fi'na-si-tin
  1. A white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic
    - acetophenetidin, acetphenetidin

Derived forms: phenacetins

Type of: analgesic, anodyne, pain pill, painkiller

Encyclopedia: Phenacetin