Meaning

1 senses

  1. A medicine that reduces fever; a febrifuge.

    Antipyretikum, Fiebermittel

    антипире́тикantipirɛ́tik

    any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever

Examples

2 sentences

  1. I wish to buy an antipyretic.

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  2. Acetaminophen is an antipyretic.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
medicine that reduces fever:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
medicine that reduces fever:

Origin

From anti- + pyretic.

From anti- + pyretic.

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Forms

plural: antipyretics
Singularantipyretic
Pluralantipyretics

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
alexipyreticantifebrile
Close in meaning
  • any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever:febrifuge

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
antimonyantioxidantantipathyantiquarianantiquatedC1antiqueB2

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