this post was submitted on 20 Oct 2023
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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So I was about to correct you that Tylenol is actually acetaminophen; turns out paracetamol is just another name for the same chemical. TIL

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago

they both come from the chemical name - para-acetylamino-phenol (or, more proper,, N-acetyl-para-aminophenol). random people chose different parts to shorten the name

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Huh. I didn't know that either.