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Noun: phenylacetamide
  1. A solid odourless chemical of leaf or flake-like appearance; used in rubber accelerator, dye, and camphor synthesis; metabolised to paracetamol (acetaminophen)
    - acetanilide, acetanilid

Type of: analgesic, anodyne, pain pill, painkiller

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