ANTIPYRETIC


Meaning of ANTIPYRETIC in English

— antipyresis /an'tee puy ree"sis, an'tuy-/ , n.

/an'tee puy ret"ik, an'tuy-/ , Med., Pharm.

adj.

1. checking or preventing fever.

n.

2. an antipyretic agent.

[ 1675-85; ANTI- + PYRETIC ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .