• @Rodeo@lemmy.ca
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    241 year ago

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

    • @SpiderShoeCult@sopuli.xyz
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      211 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