Definitions For Alexipharmic

Adjective

(pharmacology, chiefly, archaic, or, historical) :

Translations

synonym of alexipharmac, alexipharmac

Noun

ALEXIPHARMIC (plural ALEXIPHARMICs) (pharmacology, chiefly, archaic, or, historical, also, figuratively) ; an antidote. :

Coordinate terms

alexipyretic alexiteric

Related terms

alexipharmacon alexipharmacum alexipharmakon alexipharmical

Translations

synonym of alexipharmac, alexipharmac, antidote

See also

post-exposure prophylaxis pre-exposure prophylaxis

Etymology

A variant of alexipharmac + ic + suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming s.<ref>, from (modern ), and from its Latin alexipharmacon ("antidote") (whence ), from , a noun use of the of ἀλεξῐφᾰ́ρμᾰκος, t=acting as an antidote, from ἀλέξειν (the of ἀλέξω, t=to defend, guard, protect; to help; to keep off, turn aside, ward off, ultimately from ) + φάρμᾰκον, t=drug, whether healing or poisonous; charm, potion, spell; colour, dye + -ος, pos=suffix forming certain types of adjectives. As an adjective, from , and from its etymon , from (see above).