alexipharmac
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alexipharmac¹
- /əˌlɛksɪˈfɑːmæk/ UK
- /əˌlɛksəˈfɑɹmæk/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French alexipharmaque (modern French alexipharmaque (archaic)), and from its etymon Latin alexipharmacon (“antidote”) (whence Late Latin alexipharmacum), from Ancient Greek ἀλεξῐφᾰ́ρμᾰκον (alexĭphắrmăkon, “antidote; (generally) remedy; charm, spell”), a noun use of the neuter of ἀλεξῐφᾰ́ρμᾰκος (alexĭphắrmăkos, “acting as an antidote”), from ἀλέξειν (aléxein) (the active infinitive of ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend, guard, protect; to help; to keep off, turn aside, ward off”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek- (“to protect”)) + φάρμᾰκον (phármăkon, “drug, whether healing or poisonous; charm, potion, spell; colour, dye”) + -ος (-os, suffix forming certain types of adjectives).
noun alexipharmacs
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A medical remedy for protecting the body, or an antidote, against a harmful substance, especially a poison or venom (specifically, that of a snake); an alexipharmic, an antidote.
Similar: alexipharmacal, alexipharmacon, alexipharmacum, alexipharmakon, alexipharmic
alexipharmac²
- /əˌlɛksɪˈfɑːmæk/ UK
- /əˌlɛksəˈfɑɹmæk/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French alexipharmaque (archaic), and from its etymon Late Latin alexipharmacus, from Ancient Greek ἀλεξιφάρμακος (alexiphármakos) (see etymology 1).
adjective more alexipharmac · most alexipharmac
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Of or pertaining to an alexipharmac; also, acting as an alexipharmac by protecting against or warding off the ill effects of a harmful substance, especially a poison or venom; alexipharmic.
Similar: alexipharmacal, alexipharmic, alexipharmical
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noun medical remedy for protecting the body, or an antidote, against a harmful substance, especially a poison or venom — see also antidote
| Español | alexifármaco |
|---|---|
| Français | alexipharmaque |
adj of or pertaining to an alexipharmac; acting as an alexipharmac
| Español | alexifármaco |
|---|---|
| Français | alexipharmaque |
Talk about this word "alexipharmac." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/alexipharmac. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. alexipharmac. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/alexipharmac "alexipharmac." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/alexipharmac.Cite this
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title = {alexipharmac},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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