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/əˌlɛksɪˈfɑːmɪk/ · noun
(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..
Use alexipharmic when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Alexipharmic means (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..
Common synonyms include alexipharmacal, alexipharmacon, alexipharmakon, alexipharmacum.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use alexipharmic where its definition matches the intended context.
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