- antipyrine
- noun Etymology: from Antipyrine, a trademark Date: 1884 an analgesic and antipyretic C11H12N2O formerly widely used but now largely replaced in oral use by less toxic substances (as aspirin)
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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antipyrine — [ ɑ̃tipirin ] n. f. • 1884; all. Antipyrin ♦ Méd. Médicament à noyau benzénique, antipyrétique et analgésique. ● antipyrine nom féminin Dénomination courante d un médicament doué d un pouvoir antipyrétique et analgésique. (L antipyrine sous sa… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Antipyrine — An ti*py rine, n. (Med.) An artificial alkaloid, believed to be efficient in abating fever. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
antipyrine — [an΄tīpī′rēn΄, an΄tēpī′rēn΄, an΄tipī′rēn΄, an΄tī pī′rin΄, an΄tē pī′rin΄, an΄ti pī′rin΄] n. 〚/span> ANTIPYRETIC + INE3〛 a white, crystalline powder, (CH3) 2 (C6H5)C3HN2O, formerly used to relieve pain and to reduce fever, and currently used in… … Universalium
antipyrine — [an΄tīpī′rēn΄, an΄tēpī′rēn΄, an΄tipī′rēn΄, an΄tī pī′rin΄, an΄tē pī′rin΄, an΄ti pī′rin΄] n. [< ANTIPYRETIC + INE3] a white, crystalline powder, (CH3) 2 (C6H5)C3HN2O, formerly used to relieve pain and to reduce fever, and currently used in… … English World dictionary
antipyrine — An obsolescent analgesic and antipyretic. a. acetylsalicylate a compound of a. and aspirin; an antirheumatic and analgesic. a. salicylacetate an analgesic, antirheumatic, and antipyretic. a. salicylate an … Medical dictionary
antipyrine and benzocaine otic solution — [USP] a solution of antipyrine and benzocaine in glycerin instilled into the ear canal for relief of pain and inflammation in acute otitis media and as an adjunct in cerumen removal … Medical dictionary
antipyrine benzocaine and phenylephrine hydrochloride otic solution — [USP] a solution of antipyrine, benzocaine, and phenylephrine hydrochloride in a suitable nonaqueous solvent; instilled into the ear canal for relief of pain and inflammation in acute otitis media … Medical dictionary
ANTIPYRINE — n. f. T. de Pharmacie Remède calmant et fébrifuge … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
antipyrine — noun The drug phenazone … Wiktionary
antipyrine — an·ti py·rine || ‚æntɪ paɪərɪn n. fever reducing medicine … English contemporary dictionary
