antifebrileadj.n.
Med.
A. adj.
Efficacious against fever.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > febrifuge or antipyretic > [adjective]
antifebrific1661
febrifugal1663
febrifugous1683
antifebrile1696
febrifuge1707
anticausotic1753
alexipyretic1847
pyretic1867
antipyretic1875
1696 J. Floyer 262 Antifebrile medicines check the ebullition.
B. n.
A substance having this property.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > febrifuge or antipyretic > [noun]
fever-frighter?1611
antifebrile1661
antipyretic1681
alexipyretic1682
febrifuge1686
pyretic1707
1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια 233 Some use them as an antefebrile.
1859 R. F. Burton in Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 29 184 Onions—an antifebrile which flourishes better in Central than in Maritime Africa.
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