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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The primary citrate of para-phenetidin, C2H5 OC6H4NH2.C6H8O7. It crystallizes in prisms which are easily soluble in water and melt at 186° C. It is used in medicine as an antipyretic and antineuralgic.

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