a. and sb. [f. Gr. ἀλεξι- warding off + πυρετ-ός fever + -IC.]
A. adj. Helpful against fever. B. sb. A febrifuge.
1753. Chambers, Cycl. Supp., Confounding alexiterics with alexipyretics.
1847. in Craig.
1879. in Syd. Soc. Lex.
