Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phenacetin

/fɪˈnæsətɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables: phenacetin
IPA: /fɪˈnæsətɪn/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of analgesic and antipyretic drugs derived from acetanilide.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A specific antipyretic drug, also called acetophenetidin, with the formula C₁₀H₁₃NO₂.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

phenacetins (plural)

Synonyms

acetophenetidin acetphenetidin

Questions

How do you pronounce phenacetin?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɪˈnæsətɪn/.
What does phenacetin mean?: Any of a class of analgesic and antipyretic drugs derived from acetanilide.

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