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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The trade-name of salicyl-paraphenetidine, , prepared by the action of paraphenetidine on salicylic aldehyde. It crystallizes in silky, lustrous needles and is used in medicine as an antipyretic and antirheumatic.

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