alexipyretic

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˌlɛksɪpaɪˈɹɛtɪk/, /-pɪ-/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˌlɛksɪpaɪˈɹɛtɪk/, /-pɪ-/, [-ɾɪk] Rhymes: -ɛtɪk Hyphenation: alex‧i‧pyr‧et‧ic === Noun === alexipyretic (plural alexipyretics) (pharmacology, obsolete) A medicine which reduces fever. Synonyms: antifebrile, antipyretic, febrifuge ==== Coordinate terms ==== alexipharmic alexiteric ==== Related terms ==== pyretic === Adjective === alexipyretic (comparative more alexipyretic, superlative most alexipyretic) (pharmacology, obsolete, rare) Having the effect of reducing fever. Synonyms: antifebrile, antifever, antipyretic, febrifugal ==== Coordinate terms ==== alexipharmic alexiteric ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === antipyretic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “alexipyretic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.