defervescent


de·fer·ves·cence

D0092500 (dē′fər-vĕs′əns)n. The abatement of a fever.
[From Latin dēfervēscēns, dēfervēscent-, present participle of dēfervēscere, to stop boiling, cool off : dē-, de- + fervēscere, to grow hot, inchoative of fervēre, to be hot, boil; see bhreu- in Indo-European roots.]
de′fer·vesce′ (-vĕs′) v.de′fer·ves′cent adj.
Thesaurus
Adj.1.defervescent - of or relating to the reduction of a fever