antipyretic: Meaning and Definition of

an•ti•py•ret•ic

Pronunciation: (an"tē-pī-ret'ik, an"tī-), [key]
— Med., Pharm. Med.,Pharm.
—adj.
  1. checking or preventing fever.
—n.
  1. an antipyretic agent.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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