Alexipharmic
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /əˌlɛksɪˈfɑːmɪk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Alexipharmic is a noun meaning (pharmacology, chiefly archaic or historical, also figuratively) Synonym of alexipharmac (“a medical remedy for protecting the body, or an antidote, against harmful substances, especially a poison or venom (specifically, that of a snake)”); an antidote.
Meaning
(pharmacology, chiefly archaic or historical, also figuratively) Synonym of alexipharmac (“a medical remedy for protecting the body, or an antidote, against harmful substances, especially a poison or venom (specifically, that of a snake)”); an antidote.
More Meanings
- (pharmacology, chiefly archaic or historical) Synonym of alexipharmac (“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”).
Word Forms
- alexipharmics
Synonyms for alexipharmic
Depending on context, synonyms include alexipharmacal, alexipharmacon, alexipharmakon, alexipharmacum, alexipharmac, alexipharmical.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include antidote, alexipharmacal, alexipharmac, alexipharmacum, alexipharmakon, alexipharmacon.
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