See Also: Chindit(dictionary)

alexipharmic (iou) and Chindit (iou)


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.

Chindit (iou)



Chindit noun. M20.
[Burmese chinthe, a mythological creature.]
An Allied fighter behind the Japanese lines in Burma (Myanmar) (1943-5).