alexipharmaque
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Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Latin alexipharmacon (“antidote for a poison”), itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀλεξιφάρμακος (alexiphármakos, “antidote”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
alexipharmaque (plural alexipharmaques)
- capable of counteracting a poison; antidotal, alexipharmic
- Synonym: alexitère
Noun[edit]
alexipharmaque m (plural alexipharmaques)
Further reading[edit]
- “alexipharmaque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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