antiperiodic

/ (ˌæntɪˌpɪərɪˈɒdɪk) med /

adjective

obsolete efficacious against recurring attacks of a disease

noun

obsolete an antiperiodic drug or agent

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How to use antiperiodic in a sentence

Ehrlich and Guttmann initiated the use of methylene blue as an antiperiodic and its use in that line has been continued.
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I have thought it advisable to restrict the term antiperiodic to the Catalytics which are used in Ague.
The Action of Medicines in the System | Frederick William Headland
But of far greater importance was the introduction into Europe of that priceless febrifuge and antiperiodic—chinchona bark.
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Astringent, tonic, anthelmintic, antiperiodic—Therapeutic uses.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I | Arnold Cooley
Recently it has attracted attention and gained some repute in medicine as an antiperiodic.
Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture | William Saunders

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