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an·ti·fe·brile
/
ˌæn
tiˈfi
brəl, -ˈfɛb
rəl, ˌæn
taɪ-
/
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[
an-tee-
fee
-br
uh
l, -
feb
-r
uh
l, an-tahy-
]
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Biochemistry, Pharmacology
.
adjective
1.
efficacious against fever; febrifuge; antipyretic.
noun
2.
an antifebrile agent.
Origin:
1655–65;
anti-
+
febrile
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antifebrile
(ˌæntɪˈfiːbraɪl)
—
adj
1.
reducing fever; antipyretic
—
n
2.
obsolete
an antifebrile agent or drug
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Medical Dictionary
antifebrile
an·ti·feb·rile (ān'tē-fěb'rəl, -fē'brəl, -brīl', ān'tī-)
n.
See
antipyretic
.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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