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Webster 1913 Edition


Thermifugine

Ther-mif′u-gine

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Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] heat + L.
fugere
to flee.]
(Chem.)
An artificial alkaloid of complex composition, resembling thalline and used as an antipyretic, – whence its name.

Definition 2024


thermifugine

thermifugine

English

Noun

thermifugine (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) An artificial alkaloid resembling thalline, used as an antipyretic.