different between alexipharmic vs alexiteric

alexipharmic

English

Alternative forms

  • alexipharmac (obsolete)
  • alexipharmacal (obsolete)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????????????? (alexiphármakos), from ????? (aléx?, to ward off) and ???????? (phármakon, drug).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??l?ks??f??(?)m?k/

Noun

alexipharmic (plural alexipharmics)

  1. An antidote to poison.

Related terms

Adjective

alexipharmic (comparative more alexipharmic, superlative most alexipharmic)

  1. Acting against poison.

Translations

References

  • The Chambers Dictionary, 10th edition, 2006.

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alexiteric

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin alexiterium +? -ic.

Noun

alexiteric (plural alexiterics)

  1. (medicine) A preservative against infectious diseases.
  2. A preservative against the effects of poison.

Adjective

alexiteric (comparative more alexiteric, superlative most alexiteric)

  1. Resisting poison or venom.

Related terms

  • alexipharmic
  • alexipyretic

See also

  • febrifuge

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