acetopyrine

noun

ace·​to·​py·​rine

¦a-sə-(ˌ)tō-ˈpī-ˌrēn,

-rən

plural -s

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

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

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