noun
- Plural of antipyrine; organic compounds used as fever-reducing and pain-relieving agents, especially in pharmaceutical and medical contexts.
Usage: technical/medical; primarily used in chemistry and pharmacology
Examples
- Antipyrines were commonly used in early 20th-century medicine to treat fevers.
- The chemist synthesized several antipyrines for the laboratory study.
- Modern antipyrines have largely been replaced by safer analgesics like acetaminophen.
- The pharmaceutical company researched new antipyrines with fewer side effects.
- Antipyrines belong to the class of pyrazolone derivatives.