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Definition of Antipyic
1. a. Checking or preventing suppuration.
Definition of Antipyic
1. Noun. An antisuppurative agent. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Antipyic
1. a medicine that prevents the formation of pus [n -S]
Medical Definition of Antipyic
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Antipyic
Literary usage of Antipyic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Squibb's Materia Medica by E.R. Squibb & Sons (1906)
"Black scales. Soluble freely in water or glycerin. Astringent, antipyic ...
Astringent, antipyic; in 2 to 20 percent, solution. ..."
2. The American eclectic materia medica and therapeutics by John Milton Scudder (1898)
"Boracic Acid is markedly antipyic as well as antiseptic. It allays irritation
and stops determination of blood, and thus exerts a favorable influence upon ..."
3. The Modern Materia Medica: The Source, Chemical and Physical Properties (1912)
"PIX-CRESOL is defined as "a salt obtained either from tar or guaiacol; C,H,N.SO;
non-toxic, non-volatile"; a deodorizer, medicinal'antiseptic and antipyic. ..."
4. King's American Dispensatory by John King, Harvey Wickes Felter, John Uri Lloyd (1905)
"Scudder regarded this agent as an antipyic, and considered it one of our best
antiseptic agents. He employed it in open wounds to prevent the formation of ..."
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