Tylenol
pronunciation
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- Noun:
- an analgesic for mild pain; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril and Tylenol and Panadol and Phenaphen and Tempra and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets)
Word Origin
- Tylenol (n.)
- introduced 1955 as the name of an elixir for children, trade name originally registered by McNeil Laboratories, Philadelphia, Pa., from elements abstracted from N-acetyl-para-aminophenol, the chemical name of its active compound.
Example
- 1. I stopped on my way to grab three tylenol from the bathroom .
- 2. Tylenol ( acetaminophen ) works by calming pain signals in the brain .
- 3. The problem is that the tylenol case was more straightforward than most .
- 4. Nine involved nonprescription medicines -- from children 's benadryl to tylenol arthritis -- made by its mcneil consumer healthcare unit .
- 5. All this from the company almost revered for its honesty and caution when an unknown perpetrator laced tylenol bottles with cyanide in chicago in 1982 .