"febrifuge" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈfɛbɹɪfjuːd͡ʒ/ Forms: febrifuges [plural]
Etymology: From French fébrifuge, from Latin febrifugus. Doublet of feverfew. Source of -fuge. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|fébrifuge}} French fébrifuge, {{der|en|la|febrifugus}} Latin febrifugus, {{doublet|en|feverfew}} Doublet of feverfew, {{af|en|-fuge}} -fuge Head templates: {{en-noun}} febrifuge (plural febrifuges)
  1. (pharmacology) Synonym of antipyretic (“a fever-reducing medication”) Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs Synonyms: alexipyretic [obsolete], antifebrile, antipyretic [synonym, synonym-of]

Inflected forms

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