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defervescent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-fer-ves-cent
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Causing reduction of fever.

noun

Any remedy that reduces a fever.

Inflected Forms

more defervescent (comparative) most defervescent (superlative) defervescents (plural)

Rhymes With

crescent fluorescent incessant incandescent antidepressant iridescent pubescent convalescent depressant effervescent luminescent quiescent

Questions

What does defervescent mean?
Causing reduction of fever.

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