Antifebrin

/ˌæntiˈfɛbrɪn/ noun

An old name for acetanilide, an early fever-reducing medicine that was used before aspirin became widely available.

From anti- (against) + febrin (relating to fever). This pharmaceutical term emerged in the late 1800s when acetanilide was marketed as a modern fever treatment.

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