antipyretic adj 1: preventing or alleviating fever [ant: {pyretic}] n 1: any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever [syn: {antipyretic}, {febrifuge}]
Antipyretic \An`ti*py*ret"ic\, a. (Med.) Efficacious in preventing or allaying fever. -- n. A febrifuge. [1913 Webster]