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paracetamol

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌpæ.ɹəˈsɛt.əm.ɒl/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /pæ.ɹəˈsiː.təm.ɒl/
  • General-American: /ˌpɛɹ.əˈsiː.təˌmɔl/
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noun

Meaning 1

A synthetic compound used as a drug to relieve and reduce fever, usually taken in tablet form.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

Contraction of para-acetylaminophenol.