alexipharmaque — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
alexipharmaque is used for these senses in English:
- alexipharmac (pharmacology, chiefly, archaic, or, historical) 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.
- alexipharmac (pharmacology, chiefly, archaic, or, historical) 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.
- antidotal (pharmaceutical effect) Relating to or being an antidote.
- antidote A remedy to counteract the effects of poison.
antidote — full definition
- noun A substance that counteracts the effects of a poison.
- noun Anything that counteracts or relieves something unpleasant or harmful.