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[–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

Paracetamol" takes the "para" part, and then a few other random letters that don't really make sence.

Because it actually comes from a different chemical name for the same compound: para-acetylaminophenol

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Whichever version you use, it doesn't really make sense. The para part, sure. But "cetamol"? I guess you can can smush two of the words together and go from "para-acet" to "paracet". But, the "amol" ending? It seems to be borrowing the "am" from amino, and the "ol" from the end. But, that's a weird set of letters to borrow, and weird to not borrow the full "amin" from amino and not borrow the full "enol" from phenol.

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