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paracetamol

noun
🔊/ˌpærəˈsiːtəmɒl/, 🔊/ˌpærəˈsetəmɒl/
🔊/ˌpærəˈsiːtəmɑːl/, 🔊/ˌpærəˈsetəmɑːl/
(British English)
(North American English acetaminophen)
[uncountable, countable]
(plural paracetamol, paracetamols)
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  1. a drug used to reduce pain and a high temperature对乙酰氨基酚；扑热息痛
    • Do you have any paracetamol?你有扑热息痛吗？🔊🔊
    • Take two paracetamol(s) and try to sleep.服两片扑热息痛，好好睡一觉。
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryParacetamol is used before these nouns:
    • tablet
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    Word Origin1950s: from par(a-)acet(yl)am(inophen)ol.