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Pyrothonide :: Pyrothonide (n.) A kind of empyreumatic oil produced by the combustion of textures of hemp, linen, or cotton in a copper vessel, -- formerly used as a remedial agent..

Quinizine :: Quinizine (n.) any one of a series of nitrogenous bases, certain of which are used as antipyretics..

Setwall :: Setwall (n.) A plant formerly valued for its restorative qualities (Valeriana officinalis, or V. Pyrenaica)..

Empyreuma :: Empyreuma (n.) The peculiar smell and taste arising from products of decomposition of animal or vegetable substances when burnt in close vessels.

Apyrexial :: Apyrexial (a.) Relating to apyrexy.

Antipyretic :: Antipyretic (a.) Efficacious in preventing or allaying fever.

Chamois :: Chamois (n.) A small species of antelope (Rupicapra tragus), living on the loftiest mountain ridges of Europe, as the Alps, Pyrenees, etc. It possesses remarkable agility, and is a favorite object of chase..

Empyrean :: Empyrean (a.) Empyreal.

Apyrexia :: Apyrexia (n.) Alt. of Apyrex.

Pyrene :: Pyrene (n.) Same as Pyrena.

Feverfew :: Feverfew (n.) A perennial plant (Pyrethrum, / Chrysanthemum, Parthenium) allied to camomile, having finely divided leaves and white blossoms; -- so named from its supposed febrifugal qualities..

Empyreal :: Empyreal (a.) Formed of pure fire or light; refined beyond aerial substance; pertaining to the highest and purest region of heaven.

Pile :: Pile (n.) A funeral pile; a pyre.

Pyretic :: Pyretic (a.) Of or pertaining to fever; febrile.

Papyrean :: Papyrean (a.) Of or pertaining to papyrus, or to paper; papyraceous..

Ophite :: Ophite (n.) A greenish spotted porphyry, being a diabase whose pyroxene has been altered to uralite; -- first found in the Pyreness. So called from the colored spots which give it a mottled appearance..

Pyrexiae :: Pyrexiae (pl. ) of Pyrexi.

Thalline :: Thalline (n.) An artificial alkaloid of the quinoline series, obtained as a white crystalline substance, C10H13NO, whose salts are valuable as antipyretics; -- so called from the green color produced in its solution by certain oxidizing agents..

Cagot :: Cagot (n.) One of a race inhabiting the valleys of the Pyrenees, who until 1793 were political and social outcasts (Christian Pariahs). They are supposed to be a remnant of the Visigoths..

Apyrexy :: Apyrexy (n.) The absence or intermission of fever.

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