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antipyretic

[ an-tee-pahy-ret-ik, an-tahy- ]

adjective

  1. checking or preventing fever.


noun

  1. an antipyretic agent.

antipyretic

/ ˌæntɪpaɪˈriːsɪs; ˌæntɪpaɪˈrɛtɪk /

adjective

  1. preventing or alleviating fever
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an antipyretic remedy or drug
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • antipyresis, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·پ··· [an-tee-pahy-, ree, -sis, an-tahy-], noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of antipyretic1

First recorded in 1675–85; anti- + pyretic
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Example Sentences

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Instead, it made it extremely difficult for people to buy antipyretics and didn’t approve the public use of foreign mRNA vaccines, which have proven more effective than the Chinese ones in preventing severe symptoms.

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The woman’s symptoms, including back pain, had been vague, and she had taken antipyretic medication, according to Bavarian health authorities and scientists at the institute.

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It said she had taken antipyretics, and that it attached "great importance" to the case.

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Subsequently, the company became known solely as Sandoz and began making pharmaceuticals, the analgesic and antipyretic antipyrine being its first major product of this type.

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Many many parents are using antipyretics with small children whenever they get a slightly raised temperature.

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