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/əˌlɛksɪˈfɑːmæk/ · noun
(pharmacology, chiefly archaic or historical) A medical remedy for protecting the body, or an antidote, against a harmful substance, especially a poison or venom (specifically, that of a snake); an alexipharmic, an antidote..
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Alexipharmac means (pharmacology, chiefly archaic or historical) A medical remedy for protecting the body, or an antidote, against a harmful substance, especially a poison or venom (specifically, that of a snake); an alexipharmic, an antidote..
Common synonyms include alexipharmacal, alexipharmacon, alexipharmacum, alexipharmakon.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use alexipharmac where its definition matches the intended context.
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