paracetamol
noun /ˌpærəˈsiːtəmɒl/, /ˌpærəˈsetəmɒl/
/ˌpærəˈsiːtəmɑːl/, /ˌpærəˈsetəmɑːl/
(British English) (North American English acetaminophen)
[uncountable, countable] (plural paracetamol, paracetamols)
- a drug used to reduce pain and a high temperature
- Do you have any paracetamol?
- Take two paracetamol(s) and try to sleep.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryParacetamol is used before these nouns:- tablet
Word Origin1950s: from par(a-)acet(yl)am(inophen)ol.