Word Study

: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

[2x]

Table of Contents POS
HYPHEN
WORDNET DICTIONARY
CIDE DICTIONARY
OXFORD DICTIONARY

antipyretic

Adjective, Noun

an=ti=py=ret=ic

WORDNET DICTIONARY

antipyretic(n = noun.artifact) febrifuge - any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever; Array

is a kind of medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine

Derived form adjective antipyretic₁

Antonym: pyretic

antipyretic, a.

Efficacious in preventing or allaying fever. [1913 Webster]

antipyretic, adj. & n.
--adj. preventing or reducing fever.
--n. an antipyretic drug or agent.

For further exploring for "antipyretic" in Webster Dictionary Online