acetaminophen

English

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /əˌsitəˈmɪnəfɪn/, X-SAMPA: /@%sit@"mIn@%fIn/

Noun

acetaminophen (plural acetaminophens)

1. (US) A white crystalline compound used in medicine as an anodyne to relieve pain and reduce fever.
   • 1997, Joel Mabus, “The Druggist” (song): 

     You need to take acetaminophen / Or just a little aspirin / acetylsalicylic for the pain

Synonyms

• paracetamol

Translations

white crystalline compound used in medicine as an anodyne to relieve pain and reduce fever

• Czech: paracetamol (cs) m
• Dutch: paracetamol (nl) m
• Finnish: parasetamoli (fi)
• French: paracétamol (fr)

• Italian: paracetamolo (it) m
• Russian: парацетамол (ru) (paracetamól) m 
• Swedish: paracetamol (sv)