What is "acetanilide"

Acetanilide \Ac`et*an"i*lide\, n. [Acetyl + anilide.] (Med.) An amide formed from aniline and an acetyl group ( C6H5.NH.CO.CH3); it is a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic. It has molecular weight 135.16.

Syn: acetanilide, phenylacetamide, N-phenylacetamide, antifebrin, antifebrine, acetylaminobenzene, acetylaniline

n. (context organic chemistry pharmaceutical drug English) The amide derived from acetic acid and aniline; once used medicinally as an analgesic and antipyretic.

n. a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic [syn: acetanilid, phenylacetamide]

Acetanilide is an odourless solid chemical of leaf or flake-like appearance. It is also known as N-phenylacetamide, acetanil, or acetanilid, and was formerly known by the trade name Antifebrin.