Acetophenetide

/ˌæsɪtəfɪˈnɛtaɪd/ noun

Definition

A chemical compound combining acetyl and phenacetin, used in pharmaceutical manufacturing and historical pain relief medications.

Etymology

From acetyl (an acetone-derived group) combined with phenacetin (an older painkiller), created through chemical synthesis to form new medicinal compounds.

Kelly Says

Acetophenetide represents pharmaceutical chemistry's way of building new medicines—chemists take proven therapeutic compounds and attach them to other chemical groups to try creating more effective or safer versions, though many early combinations like this one were eventually abandoned.

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