alexipharmic
[ uh-lek-suh-fahr-mik ]
/ əˌlɛk səˈfɑr mɪk /
adjective
warding off poisoning or infection; antidotal; prophylactic.
noun
an alexipharmic agent, especially an internal antidote.
Words nearby alexipharmic
alexia,
alexian,
alexiares,
alexicacus,
alexin,
alexipharmic,
alexis,
alexis mikhailovich,
alexis nikolayevich,
alexithymia,
alexius i
Example sentences from the Web for alexipharmic
The cooling regimen as it is called, was substituted for the alexipharmic, in so far as regards light clothing and cool air.
When the substance was in repute as a medicine of the "alexipharmic" kind, the supply naturally came up to the demand.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia |Frank Evers Beddard
British Dictionary definitions for alexipharmic
alexipharmic
/ (əˌlɛksɪˈfɑːmɪk) med /
adjective
acting as an antidote
noun
an antidote
Word Origin for alexipharmic
C17: from Greek
alexipharmakon antidote, from
alexein to avert +
pharmakon drug