alexipharmaque

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin alexipharmacon (“antidote for a poison”), itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀλεξιφάρμακος (alexiphármakos, “antidote”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.lɛk.si.faʁ.mak/
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Adjective

alexipharmaque (plural alexipharmaques)

  1. capable of counteracting a poison; antidotal, alexipharmic
    Synonym: alexitère

Noun

alexipharmaque m (plural alexipharmaques)

  1. a substance capable of reverting the affects of a poison; antidote

Further reading

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