defervescent

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛsənt

Adjective

defervescent (comparative more defervescent, superlative most defervescent)

1. Causing reduction of fever.

Noun

defervescent (plural defervescents)

1. Any remedy that reduces a fever.

Latin

Verb

dēfervēscent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of dēfervēscō