acetanilide

IPA: ʌsitʌnɪɫaɪd

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) the amide derived from acetic acid and aniline; once used medicinally as an analgesic and antipyretic

Examples of "acetanilide" in Sentences

Acetanilide is slightly soluble in water, and stable under most conditions.
Influence of certain drugs upon the toxicity of acetanilide and antipyrine.
Acetanilide is an odourless solid chemical of leaf or flake like appearance.
SO_ H. Anilides, compounds in which the amino group is substituted by an acid radical, are prepared by heating aniline with certain acids; antifebrin or acetanilide is thus obtained from acetic acid and aniline.
An important adulterant, which should always be tested for, is acetanilide (antifebrin), which may be detected by the characteristic isocyanide odour produced when musk containing this substance is boiled with alcoholic potash, and a few drops of chloroform added.
The historic popularity of opium, and of late of the coal-tar products (phenacetine and acetanilide), in the beginning of an acute illness, is largely based on the power which they possess of dulling pain, relieving disturbances of the blood-balance, and soothing bodily and mental excitement.