Alexipyretic

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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), a. [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