See Also: alexipharmic(medicine)
alexipharmic(dictionary)

alexipharmic (iou)



alexipharmic noun & adjective. Now rare or obsolete. Also alexipharmac. M17.
[French alexipharmaque from mod. Latin alexipharmacum from Greek alexipharmakon neut. sing. (as noun) of adjective from alexein ward off + pharmakon poison: assim. to -IC.]
A. noun. An antidote against poison. M17.
b. adjective. Having the quality or nature of an antidote. M17.
alexipharmacon, alexipharmacum noun = ALEXIPHARMIC noun M16.
alexipharmical, alexipharmacal adjective & noun: only in 17.