alexipharmacum en · NOUN
Etymology
From Latin alexipharmacum, from Ancient Greek ἀλεξιφάρμακον (alexiphármakon).
Meanings
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(obsolete) Something which protects against, or cures, a poison; an antidote.
he calls steel the proper alexipharmacum of this malady, and much magnifies it […].
1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition II, section 5, member 3, subsection i:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| alexipharmaca | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
alexipharmic · alexipharmacon · alexipharmac · alexipharmical · alexipharmakon