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单词 alexipharmic
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alexipharmic

[ uh-lek-suh-fahr-mik ]
/ əˌlɛk səˈfɑr mɪk /
Medicine/Medical

adjective

warding off poisoning or infection; antidotal; prophylactic.

noun

an alexipharmic agent, especially an internal antidote.

Origin of alexipharmic

1665–75; obsolete alexipharm(ac) antidote (<Greek alexiphármakon, equivalent to alexi- averter (see alexin) + phármakon poison, drug) + -ic; see pharmacy

Words nearby alexipharmic

alexia, Alexian, Alexiares, Alexicacus, alexin, alexipharmic, Alexis, Alexis Mikhailovich, Alexis Nikolayevich, alexithymia, Alexius I
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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.

    North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826|Various
  • 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
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