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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
alexipyretic \a*lex'i*py*ret"ic\ ([.a]*l[e^]ks'[i^]*p[-i]*r[e^]t"[i^]k), adjective [Gr. 'ale'xein to keep off + pyreto's burning heat, fever, py^r fire.] (Med.) Serving to drive off fever; antipyretic; antifebrile. [archaic] -- n. An antipyretic drug; a febrifuge. [archaic] [1913 Webster + AS] alexiterical
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