phenaphen

1. 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)

   SynonymsacetaminophenDatrilTylenolPanadolTempraAnacin III

   Broaderanalgesic

   trademark

Other forms of phenaphen

plural

phenaphens·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about phenaphen

What does phenaphen mean?

phenaphen means "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)".

How many syllables are in phenaphen?

phenaphen has 3 syllables: phe-na-phen. The stress falls on "phe".

What is another word for phenaphen?

Close synonyms include acetaminophen, Datril, Tylenol, Panadol, Tempra. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is phenaphen a common word?

phenaphen is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.