- febrifugal
- SYN: antipyretic (1).
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fe·brif·u·gal (fəb-rifґə-gəl) [febri- + -fugal1] antipyretic (def. 1).
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febrifugal
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Febrifugal — Fe*brif u*gal (? or ?), a. [See {Febrifuge}.] Having the quality of mitigating or curing fever. Boyle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
febrifugal — index medicinal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
febrifugal — /fi brif yeuh geuhl, feb reuh fyooh geuhl/, adj. of or acting as a febrifuge. [1655 65; see FEBRIFUGE, AL1] * * * … Universalium
febrifugal — adjective Acting against or preventing fever. Syn: antipyretic … Wiktionary
febrifugal — adj. lowers fever, used to lower fever … English contemporary dictionary
febrifugal — a. Antifebrile … New dictionary of synonyms
febrifugal — fe·brif·u·gal … English syllables
febrifugal — /fɛbrəˈfjugəl/ (say februh fyoohguhl), /fəˈbrɪfjəgəl/ (say fuh brifyuhguhl) adjective of or like a febrifuge. {febrifug(e) + al1} …
febrifugal — fə̇ˈbrif(y)ə̇gəl, fēˈ , |febrə̇|fyügəl adjective Etymology: probably from (assumed) New Latin febrifuga, n., febrifuge + English al : mitigating or removing fever … Useful english dictionary
Anthemis nobilis — Camomile Cam o*mile, Chamomile Cham o*mile (k[a^]m [ o]*m[imac]l), n. [LL. camonilla, corrupted fr. Gr. chamai mhlon, lit. earth apple, being so called from the smell of its flower. See {Humble}, and {Melon}.] (Bot.) A genus of herbs ({Anthemis}) … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
