noun
a white crystalline substance used as an analgesic and antipyretic
• Syn: ↑amidopyrine
• Hypernyms: ↑analgesic, ↑anodyne, ↑painkiller, ↑pain pill
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\\əˌmēnōˈpīˌrēn, aˌ-, -_rə̇n; ˌaməˌnōˈ-\ noun (-s)Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary dimethylamin- + antipyrine
: a white crystalline compound C13H17N3O derived from pyrazolone and used as an anodyne and antipyretic — called also amidopyrine
Useful english dictionary. 2012.