alexipharmic

American

[uh-lek-suh-fahr-mik] / əˌlɛk səˈfɑr mɪk /

adjective

warding off poisoning or infection; antidotal; prophylactic.

noun

an alexipharmic agent, especially an internal antidote.

alexipharmic British

/ əˌlɛksɪˈfɑːmɪk /

adjective

acting as an antidote

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noun

an antidote

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Etymology

Origin of alexipharmic

1665–75; obsolete alexipharm ( ac ) antidote (< Greek alexiphármakon, equivalent to alexi- averter ( see alexin) + phármakon poison, drug) + -ic; see pharmacy

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