Alexipharmac
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /əˌlɛksɪˈfɑːmæk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Alexipharmac is a noun meaning (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.
Meaning
(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.
More Meanings
- (pharmacology, chiefly archaic or historical) Of or pertaining to an alexipharmac; also, acting as an alexipharmac by protecting against or warding off the ill effects of a harmful substance, especially a poison or venom; alexipharmic.
Word Forms
- alexipharmacs
Synonyms for alexipharmac
Depending on context, synonyms include alexipharmacal, alexipharmacon, alexipharmacum, alexipharmakon, alexipharmic, alexipharmical.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include alexipharmic, alexipharmacal, alexipharmacum, alexipharmakon, alexipharmacon, alexiteric.
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