acetanilide Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic
    acetanilid; phenylacetamide.

WordNet

Ac`et*an"i*lide noun
Etymology
Acetyl + anilide.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) A compound of aniline with acetyl, used to allay fever or pain; -- called also antifebrine.

Webster 1913