paracetamol

See also: paracétamol

English

Chemical structure of paracetamol

Alternative forms

• acetaminophen (Canada, US)

Etymology

Contraction of para-acetylaminophenol.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌpæ.ɹəˈsɛt.əm.ɒl/, /pæ.ɹəˈsiː.təm.ɒl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛɹ.əˈsiː.təˌmɔl/

• Audio:

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Noun

paracetamol (countable and uncountable, plural paracetamols)

1. (pharmacology) A synthetic compound used as a drug to relieve and reduce fever, usually taken in tablet form.

Translations

acetaminophen — see acetaminophen

References

• “paracetamol”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “paracetamol”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈparat͡sɛtamol]

Noun

paracetamol m inan

1. (pharmacology) paracetamol, acetaminophen

   Synonym: (rare) acetaminofen m

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Dutch

De structuurformule van paracetamol.

Etymology

Contraction of para-acetylaminofenol, probably influenced by English paracetamol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpaːraːˌseːtaːˈmɔl/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧ce‧ta‧mol

Noun

paracetamol m (uncountable, diminutive paracetamolletje n)

1. acetaminophen (white crystalline compound used in medicine as an anodyne to relieve pain and reduce fever)

See also

• aspirine

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.ɾa.se.taˈmɔw/ [pa.ɾa.se.taˈmɔʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.ɾɐ.sɛ.tɐˈmɔl/ [pɐ.ɾɐ.sɛ.tɐˈmɔɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.ɾɐ.sɛ.tɐˈmɔl/ [pɐ.ɾɐ.sɛ.tɐˈmɔɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.ɾɐ.sɛ.tɐˈmɔ.li/

Noun

paracetamol m (uncountable)

1. paracetamol (medicine used to relieve pain and reduce fever)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French paracétamol.

Noun

paracetamol n (uncountable)

1. paracetamol

Declension

declension of paracetamol (singular only)

	singular
n gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) paracetamol	paracetamolul
genitive/dative	(unui) paracetamol	paracetamolului
vocative	paracetamolule

Spanish

Noun

paracetamol m (plural paracetamoles)

1. paracetamol

Further reading

• “paracetamol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014