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Where does “paracetamol” come from?

Paracetamol is a 20th-century English coinage combining para- and acetylaminophenol, a chemical compound name derived from its molecular structure.

paracetamol (English): A synthetic compound used as a drug to relieve...

Definitions

  1. A synthetic compound used as a drug to relieve...

Ancestry of “paracetamol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpara-acetylaminophenolA pharmaceutical drug used to treat pain and...

Words derived from “paracetamol”

  • propacetamol
  • พาราเซตามอล
Every word from English para-acetylaminophenol →