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Antipyretic vs Thalline - What's the difference?

antipyretic | thalline |

As adjectives the difference between antipyretic and thalline

is that antipyretic is (medicine) that reduces fever; fever-reducing while thalline is (botany) having a thallus.

As nouns the difference between antipyretic and thalline

is that antipyretic is a pharmaceutical that reduces fever; a febrifuge while thalline is (obsolete|medicine) any of several derivatives of quinoline used as an antipyretic.

antipyretic

English

(wikipedia antipyretic)

Adjective

(-)
  • (medicine) That reduces fever; fever-reducing.
  • * 1999 , Otto Appenzeller, The Autonomic Nervous System , ISBN 0444825460, p. 486.
    • The antipyretic action of AVP is limited mainly to its action in a precise location in the ventral septum, though there is some evidence for a similar action in the medial amygdala.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A pharmaceutical that reduces fever; a febrifuge.

    • Synonyms

    * febrifuge

    Anagrams

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    thalline

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (botany) Having a thallus

    • Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete, medicine) Any of several derivatives of quinoline used as an antipyretic