Acetanilide

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  acetanilide \ac`et*an"i*lide\ ([a^]s`[e^]t*[a^]n"[i^]*l[i^]d),
     n. [Acetyl + anilide.] (Med., Chem.)
     An amide formed from aniline and an acetyl group
     ({C6H5.NH.CO.CH3}); it is a white crystalline compound used
     as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic. It has molecular
     weight 135.16. [Written also {acetanilid}] AS


  
     Syn: phenylacetamide, N-phenylacetamide, antifebrin,
          antifebrine, acetylaminobenzene, acetylaniline
          [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 + AS]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  acetanilide
       n : a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also
           as an antipyretic [syn: {acetanilid}, {phenylacetamide}]