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amidopyrine

amidopyrine

9.9
A white solid once used as a medicine to relieve pain and reduce fever
  • noun
  • /ˌæmɪdoʊˈpaɪrin/
  • Archaic
translation icon : amidopirina
  • Many people used to take amidopyrine for pain relief.

Examples

  • The doctor prescribed amidopyrine for her headaches.

  • The doctor prescribed amidopyrine to help lower the patient's high fever.

  • Due to health concerns, amidopyrine is rarely used in modern medicine.

  • Researchers studied the side effects of amidopyrine in clinical trials during the 20th century.

  • The doctor prescribed amidopyrine to help lower the patient's high fever.

  • Researchers studied the side effects of amidopyrine in clinical trials during the 20th century.

  • Many people used to take amidopyrine for pain relief.

Synonyms

aminopyrine
vsamidopyrine
  • Archaic
9.9

A medicine once used to reduce fever and relieve pain

has identical meaning but is an alternative name form
acetophenetidin
vsamidopyrine
  • Archaic
9.9

A white medicine once used to reduce pain and fever

specifies use more fully by saying it relieves pain and reduces fever
acetphenetidin
vsamidopyrine
  • Archaic
9.9

A white medicine once used to reduce pain and lower fever

is the same substance but uses a slightly different spelling form

Surface Forms

amidopyrine singular
amidopyrines plural

Morphology

amidopyrine = amide + pyrine (opaque) = amido + pyrine

The term is formed from specialist chemical combining forms whose meanings are unlikely to be known to average learners.

Etymology

Amidopyrine comes from two parts: amido-, named for a chemical group with nitrogen, and pyrine, from the Greek root pyr- meaning 'fire'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a nitrogen part plus 'fire', which fits because this drug was used to lower fever and ease pain.