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DEFERVESCENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does defervescent mean?
• DEFERVESCENT (adjective)
The adjective DEFERVESCENT has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to the reduction of a fever
Familiarity information: DEFERVESCENT used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the reduction of a fever
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
defervescence (abatement of a fever as indicated by a reduction in body temperature)
Derivation:
defervescence (abatement of a fever as indicated by a reduction in body temperature)
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