Definition of pyretic Pyretic

py•ret•ic

We found 6 definitions of pyretic from 6 different sources.

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What does pyretic mean?

WordNet

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Adjective

pyretic - causing fever
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  • pyretic (Adjective)
    Caused by, pertaining to or resulting in fever.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • pyretic (a.)
    Of or pertaining to fever; febrile.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • pyretic
    Causing fever.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • pyretic
    pī-ret′ik, adj. pertaining to fever.—n. a remedy for fever.—ns. Pyretol′ogy, the science of fevers; Pyrex′ia, fever.—adjs. Pyrex′ial, Pyrex′ic. [Gr. pyrektikospyretos, fever—pyr, fire.]

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  • pyretic, adjective.

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