Thermifugine

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Thermifugine \Ther*mif"u*gine\, n. [Gr. ? heat + L. fugere to
     flee.] (Chem.)
     An artificial alkaloid of complex composition, resembling
     thalline and used as an antipyretic, -- whence its name.
     [1913 Webster]