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PHENAPHEN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Phenaphen mean? 

PHENAPHEN (noun)
  The noun PHENAPHEN has 1 sense:

1. an analgesic for mild pain but not for inflammation; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril, Tylenol, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets)play

  Familiarity information: PHENAPHEN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PHENAPHEN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An analgesic for mild pain but not for inflammation; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril, Tylenol, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

acetaminophen; Anacin III; Datril; Panadol; Phenaphen; Tempra; Tylenol

Hypernyms ("Phenaphen" is a kind of...):

analgesic; anodyne; pain pill; painkiller (a medicine used to relieve pain)

Domain usage:

trademark (a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product)


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