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单词 pyretic
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pyretic

[ pahy-ret-ik ]
/ paɪˈrɛt ɪk /
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adjective

of, pertaining to, affected by, or producing fever.

Origin of pyretic

1685–95; <New Latin pyreticus, equivalent to Greek pyret(ós) fever + Latin -icus-ic

OTHER WORDS FROM pyretic

post·py·ret·ic, adjective

Words nearby pyretic

pyrenocarp, pyrenoid, pyrethrin, pyrethroid, pyrethrum, pyretic, pyreto-, pyretogenesis, pyretogenic, pyretotherapy, Pyrex
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Example sentences from the Web for pyretic

  • No, you are not to believe they remained, retaining all their senses, to witness this pyretic debauch of high society.

    Edith and John|Franklin S. Farquhar

British Dictionary definitions for pyretic

pyretic
/ (paɪˈrɛtɪk) /

adjective

pathol of, relating to, or characterized by feverCompare antipyretic

Word Origin for pyretic

C18: from New Latin pyreticus, from Greek puretos fever, from pur fire
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for pyretic

pyretic
[ pī-rĕtĭk ]

adj.

Relating to, producing, or affected by fever.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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