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febrifuge

/ˈfɛbɹɪfjuːd͡ʒ/

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From French fébrifuge, from Latin febrifugus. Doublet of feverfew. Source of -fuge.

noun febrifuges

Synonym of antipyretic (“a fever-reducing medication”). ...therein it differs not from the mode of operation, which we observe in the famous peruvian febrifuge.
Similar: alexipyretic, antifebrile, antipyretic

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@misc{febrifuge_2026,
  title = {febrifuge},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/febrifuge},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}