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acetopyrine

noun
ace·​to·​py·​rine | \ ¦a-sə-(ˌ)tō-ˈpī-ˌrēn, -rən\
plural -s

Definition of acetopyrine

: a crystalline combination of aspirin and antipyrine used as an analgesic and antipyretic

First Known Use of acetopyrine

1900, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for acetopyrine

International Scientific Vocabulary acet- + antipyrine; originally formed as German azetopyrin

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