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Definition of antifebrine

Antifebrine
Antifebrine An`ti*feb"rine, n. (Med.) Acetanilide.
antifebrine
Acetanilide Ac`et*an"i*lide, n. [Acetyl + anilide.] (Med.) A compound of aniline with acetyl, used to allay fever or pain; -- called also antifebrine.

Meaning of antifebrine from wikipedia

- 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...
- Company's Antifebrine, the branded version of acetanilide —the fever-reducing properties of which were discovered by accident in 1886. Antifebrine's success...