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febrifuges

febrifuges is the plural of febrifuge.

Meaning of febrifuge

Noun

febrifuge (plural febrifuges)

  1. Synonym of antipyretic (“a fever-reducing medication”).
    • ...therein it differs not from the mode of operation, which we observe in the famous peruvian febrifuge.1734, William Stukeley, Of the Gout, J. Roberts, page 19

Questions about febrifuges

What is febrifuges the plural of?
Febrifuges is the plural of febrifuge.

Words near febrifuges in the dictionary

  1. febrifacients
  2. febriferous
  3. febrific
  4. febrifugal
  5. febrifuge
  6. febrifuges
  7. febrifugine
  8. febrigenic
  9. febrile
  10. febrilise
  11. febrilised

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