Definition
A substance or treatment that kills fever or suppresses febrile conditions.
Etymology
From Latin 'febris' (fever) plus '-cide' (meaning 'to kill,' from Latin 'caedere'), following the pattern of words like pesticide and herbicide that describe killing or destruction.
Kelly Says
Febricide is a perfectly logical word formation—fever + killer—but it's so rare that modern doctors just say 'antipyretic' instead, showing how technical vocabulary can become extinct even when the word-making rules are sound.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ነጭነት ማጥፋት
nech-ne-t ma-ta-fat
ARالعربية
مضاد للحمى
muḍāḍ li-l-ḥamā
BNবাংলা
জ্বরনাশক
jvara-naśaka
CACatalà
antipirètic
an-ti-pi-ret-ic
CSČeština
proti horečce
pro-ti ho-reč-ce
DADansk
febernedsættende
fe-ber-ned-sæt-ten-de
DEDeutsch
Fiebermittel
fī-ber-mī-tel
ELΕλληνικά
αντιπυρετικό
an-ti-py-re-ti-ko
ESEspañol
febricide
fe-bri-si-de
FISuomi
lämpöalentava
läm-pö-a-len-ta-va
FRFrançais
fébrifuge
fe-bri-fyooj
GUGU
ઉષ્માશાંતક
uṣmā-śāntaka
HAHA
maganin wuta
ma-ga-nin wu-ta
HEעברית
משכך חום
mis-chach choom
HIहिन्दी
ज्वरनाशक
jvara-naśaka
HUMagyar
lázcsillapító
la-z-cil-la-pi-to
IDBahasa Indonesia
penurun panas
pe-nu-run pa-nas
IGIG
akụkụ ụkwụ
a-ku-ku ụ-kwụ
ITItaliano
antipiretico
an-ti-pi-ret-i-ko
JA日本語
発熱剤
hatsu-netsu-zai
KKKK
жәйік алу
zhә-ji-ik a-lu
KMKM
ប្រភព នៃ ការ ប្រើប្រាស់
pra-phop nei ka-ar pra-a-s-us
MRMR
तपासनाशक
ta-pa-sa-na-śaka
MSBahasa Melayu
penurun panas
pe-nu-run pa-nas
MYမြန်မာ
အမြင့်တွင်း ချိန်
a-m-y-ng-t-w-ing chi-in
NLNederlands
koortswerende
koorts-wer-en-de
NONorsk
febernedsättende
fe-ber-ned-sæt-ten-de
PAPA
ਕੜ੍ਹ ਘਟਾਉਣ ਵਾਲਾ
kaṛṛ ghaṭāoṇ wālā
PLPolski
środek przeciwgorączkowy
środek pre-w-go-rącz-ko-wy
PTPortuguês
febrilcídico
fe-bril-si-di-ko
RORomână
antipiretic
an-ti-pi-ret-ic
RUРусский
жаропонижающее
zhá-ro-po-ni-zhá-yû-shchee
SVSvenska
febersänkande
fe-bers-än-kan-de
SWKiswahili
dondosha homa
don-do-sha ho-ma
TAதமிழ்
வெப்பநிலை குறைப்பான்
vepp-na-ilai ku-rai-ppaan
TEతెలుగు
ఉష్ణత నియంత్రణ
uṣṇa-ta ni-ya-ntraṇa
TLTL
pababa ng lagnat
pa-ba-ba ng la-gnat
TRTürkçe
ateş düşürücü
a-teş dü-şü-rü-cü
UKУкраїнська
жарознижуючий
zhá-ro-zni-zhu-yú-chyi
URاردو
تب سرد کرنے والا
tab sard kar-ne wa-la
VITiếng Việt
thuốc hạ sốt
thoo-c ha-soat