English Explanatory Dictionary

pyretic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Caused by, pertaining to or resulting in fever.
noun
  1. A remedy for fever.

Pronunciation

/paɪˈɹɛtɪk/

Word forms

pyretic pyretics

Etymology

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

Related words

antipyretic alexipyretic

Derived words

anemopyretic antepyretic apyretic hyperpyretic postpyretic
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