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pyretic

/paɪˈɹɛtɪk/

pyretic adjective: caused by, pertaining to or resulting in fever.

Adjective

pyretic (not comparable)

  1. Caused by, pertaining to or resulting in fever.

Noun

pyretic (plural pyretics)

  1. A remedy for fever.

pyretic meaning in Tamil and Bengali

pyretic in Tamil

காய்ச்சல் சார்ந்த, காய்ச்சல் வகை

pyretic in Bengali

জ্বর সংক্রান্ত, জ্বরের কারণে সৃষ্ট, জ্বরের একটি প্রতিকার, ঔষধ

Forms of pyretic

pluralpyretics

Origin of pyretic

Borrowed from New Latin pyreticus, from Ancient Greek πυρετικός (puretikós, “febrile”), from πυρετός (puretós, “fever”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).

Words formed from pyretic

Words that rhyme with pyretic

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Questions about pyretic

What does pyretic mean?
Pyretic means caused by, pertaining to or resulting in fever.
What is pyretic in Tamil?
Pyretic in Tamil is காய்ச்சல் சார்ந்த, காய்ச்சல் வகை. See Pyretic meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pyretic?
Pyretic can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce pyretic?
Pyretic is pronounced /paɪˈɹɛtɪk/.

Words near pyretic in the dictionary

  1. pyrethroid
  2. pyrethroids
  3. pyrethrozine
  4. pyrethrum
  5. pyrethrums
  6. pyretic
  7. pyretics
  8. pyretogenesis
  9. pyretogenetic
  10. pyretogenic
  11. pyretogenous

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