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febrifuge

(n): any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever
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8 minutes ago nuttylichee said:

There was a smell of ammonia, bay rum, rum, brandy, disinfectant, and a variety of febrifuges.

- V.S. Naipaul, A House for Mr. Biswas

about 1 month ago yarb said:

And there appeared to be no febrifuge against this double sickness, this interpenetrating fever of madness, where effect jostled cause in a wrong dimension and reality itself seemed euchred.

- Malcolm Lowry, October Ferry to Gabriola

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