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Alexipharmic

ALEXIPH'ARMIC

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Adj.
[Gr. to expel, and poison.]
Expelling poison; antidotal; sudorific; that has the quality of expelling poison or infection by sweat.

ALEXIPH'ARMIC

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Noun.
A medicine that is intended to obviate the effects of poison; an antidote to poison or infection. By the Greeks, the word was used for an amulet.

Definition 2024

alexipharmic

alexipharmic

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Alternative forms

Noun

alexipharmic ‎(plural alexipharmics)

  1. An antidote to poison.

Adjective

alexipharmic ‎(comparative more alexipharmic, superlative most alexipharmic)

  1. Acting against poison.

References

  • The Chambers Dictionary, 10th edition, 2006.

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek alexein ‎(alexein, “to ward off”) and pharmakon ‎(pharmakon, “drug”).

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