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acet·amin·o·phen

n :  a crystalline compound C8H9NO2 that is a hydroxy derivative of acetanilide and is used in chemical synthesis and in medicine instead of aspirin to relieve pain and fever - called also paracetamol  - see TYLENOL  .
 
   

 
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