alexipyretic
Syllables: alex·i·pyr·et·ic/əˌlɛksɪpaɪˈɹɛtɪk/
alexipyretic noun: a medicine which reduces fever.
Noun
alexipyretic (plural alexipyretics)
- A medicine which reduces fever.
- Synonyms:
- antifebrile, antipyretic, febrifuge
Adjective
alexipyretic (comparative more alexipyretic, superlative most alexipyretic)
- Having the effect of reducing fever.
- Synonyms:
- antifebrile, antifever, antipyretic, febrifugal
alexipyretic meaning in Tamil and Kannada
alexipyretic in Tamil
- காய்ச்சல் தடுப்பான்
alexipyretic in Kannada
- ಬಿಸುಪುಹರಿ
Synonyms of alexipyretic
Forms of alexipyretic
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | alexipyretics |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more alexipyretic |
| superlative | most alexipyretic |
Origin of alexipyretic
PIE word *péh₂wr̥ The noun is a learned borrowing from Late Latin alexipyreticum, alexipyreticon + English -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Alexipyreticum and alexipyreticon are derived from Ancient Greek ἀλέξειν (aléxein) (the active infinitive of ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend, guard, protect; to help; to keep off, turn aside, ward off”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek- (“to protect”)) + πυρετός (puretós, “fever; heat”) (from πῦρ (pûr, “fever; fire”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ (“fire”)) + Latin -icum (suffix meaning ‘connected with; of or pertaining to’), -icon. The adjective is derived from the noun.
Words that rhyme with alexipyretic
- sympathetic
- hermetic
- kinetic
- athletic
- genetic
- magnetic
- energetic
- pathetic
- syndetic
- aesthetic
- diabetic
- diaeretic
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- frenetic
- mimetic
- peripatetic
- planetic
- poetic
- tonetic
- abietic
- anesthetic
- anoetic
- anuretic
- apathetic
- ascetic
- auxetic
- cybernetic
- dietetic
- epithetic
- Helvetic
- parasympathetic
- parenthetic
- phyletic
- Sidetic
- splenetic
- synaeretic
- synizetic
- tabetic
- threnetic
- algetic
- alphabetic
- alphametic
- amuletic
- analgetic
- anchoretic
- anoretic
- aphetic
- aporetic
- archegetic
- asyndetic
- auletic
- autonoetic
- balletic
- Baphometic
- cardioparasympathetic
- cardiosympathetic
- cometic
- conspiracy-theoretic
- cynegetic
- diagenetic
- diakinetic
Questions about alexipyretic
- What does alexipyretic mean?
- Alexipyretic means a medicine which reduces fever.
- What is alexipyretic in Tamil?
- Alexipyretic in Tamil is காய்ச்சல் தடுப்பான். See Alexipyretic meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is alexipyretic?
- Alexipyretic can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce alexipyretic?
- Alexipyretic is pronounced /əˌlɛksɪpaɪˈɹɛtɪk/ (UK).
- What is the plural of alexipyretic?
- The plural of alexipyretic is alexipyretics.
Words near alexipyretic in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: alexipyretic (page history and authors); alexipyretic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); alexipyretic (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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