Antifebrin

noun

An·​ti·​fe·​brin

-fe-

medical

: a preparation of acetanilide

—formerly a U.S. registered trademark

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from German Antifebrin, from anti- anti- entry 1 + Latin febris "fever" + German -in -in entry 1

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

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