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antifebrile, a. and n. Med.|æntɪˈfɛbrɪl, -fiː-|
[anti- 3.]
A. adj. Efficacious against fever.
B. n. A substance having this property.
1661Lovell Hist. Anim. & Min. 233 Some use them as an antefebrile. a1734Floyer (J.), Antifebrile medicines check the ebullition. 1859R. Burton in Jrnl. R.G.S. XXIX. 184 Onions—an antifebrile which flourishes better in Central than in Maritime Africa. |