Febrifuge

  • 11febrifuge — /ˈfɛbrəfjudʒ/ (say februhfyoohj) adjective 1. serving to dispel or reduce fever, as a medicine; antifebrile. –noun 2. a febrifuge medicine or agent. 3. a cooling drink. {French, from Latin febrifugia, from febri febri + fugia fuge} …

  • 12febrifuge — /feb reuh fyoohj /, adj. 1. serving to dispel or reduce fever, as a medicine. n. 2. such a medicine or agent. 3. a cooling drink. [1680 90; < F < LL febrifugia plant good for curing fever. See FEBRI , FUGE] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 13febrifuge — noun An antipyretic (fever reducing) medication …

    Wiktionary

  • 14febrifuge — SYN: antipyretic (2). [L. febris, fever, + fugo, to put to flight] * * * feb·ri·fuge feb rə .fyüj n or adj ANTIPYRETIC * * * n. a treatment or drug that reduces or prevents fever. See antipyretic. * * * feb·ri·fuge (febґr&#301; f&#363;j)&#8230; …

    Medical dictionary

  • 15Febrifuge — A substance for combating fever. Acacia, Adansonia, Allamanda, Allium, Alternanthera, Anacardium, Andira, Argemone, Aristolochia, Artemisia, Bambusa, Bixa, Byrsonima, Caesalpinia, Calycophyllum, Capraria, Carapa, Cardiospermum, Carica, Cassia,&#8230; …

    EthnoBotanical Dictionary

  • 16febrifuge — feb·ri·fuge || febrɪfjuːdÊ’ n. medicine which reduces fever; cooling drink adj. serving to reduce fever (about a medication) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 17febrifuge — n. Antifebrile medicine …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 18febrifuge — feb·ri·fuge …

    English syllables

  • 19febrifuge — n. a treatment or drug that reduces or prevents fever. See: antipyretic …

    The new mediacal dictionary

  • 20febrifuge — feb•ri•fuge [[t]ˈfɛb rəˌfyudʒ[/t]] adj. 1) pha serving to reduce fever, as a medicine 2) pha such a medicine or agent 3) a cooling drink • Etymology: 1680–90; &LT; F &LT; LL febrifugia plant for curing fever. See febri , fuge …

    From formal English to slang

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