antipyretic

Speech parts

1. antipyretic - Noun

2. antipyretic - Adjective

Meaning

A febrifuge.

Efficacious in preventing or allaying fever.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

febrifuge febrile antacid calorific pyretic refrigerant feverish febrifugal acetanilide antifebrile pyrectic exothermic defervescent

Antonyms

pyretic

Hypernyms

medicine medication medicament medicinal drug

Anagrams

pertinacity

Examples

Aspirin is readily broken down in the body to salicylic acid, which itself has anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, and analgesic effects. Source: Internet

Ketoprofen is used for its antipyretic, analgesic, and anti-inflammatory properties by inhibiting cyclooxygenase-1 and -2 (COX-1 and COX-2) enzymes reversibly, which decreases production of proinflammatory prostaglandin precursors. Source: Internet

Plants Traditional use of higher plants with antipyretic properties is a common worldwide feature of many ethnobotanical cultural systems. Source: Internet

When high doses are given, it may actually cause fever, owing to the heat released from the electron transport chain, as opposed to the antipyretic action of aspirin seen with lower doses. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

antipyogenic antipyonin antipyresis antipyrexial antipyrexic antipyrimidine