Febrifuge Definition

fĕbrə-fyo͝oj
noun
Any substance for reducing fever; antipyretic.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective
Reducing fever.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Febrifuge

Noun

Singular:
febrifuge
Plural:
febrifuges

Origin of Febrifuge

  • From French fébrifuge, from Latin febris (“fever”) + fugāre (“to drive away”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin febris fever –fuge

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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