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FEBRIFUGE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does febrifuge mean?
• FEBRIFUGE (noun)
The noun FEBRIFUGE has 1 sense:
1. any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever
Familiarity information: FEBRIFUGE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
antipyretic; febrifuge
Hypernyms ("febrifuge" is a kind of...):
medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)
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