Alexipharmic

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  • n. An antidote to poison.
  • adj. Acting against poison.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Expelling or counteracting poison; antidotal.
  • n. An antidote against poison or infection; a counterpoison.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Acting as a means of warding off disease; acting as a remedy; prophylactic.
  • Having the power of warding off the effects of poison taken inwardly; antidotal.
  • n. An antidote to poison or infection, especially an internal antidote.
    • Word Usage
    "The medicine mithridate forms a part of many of these prescriptions; it does not seem to be regarded as an alexipharmic, but as a soporific."
    Equivalent
    alexipharmical   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    antidotal    counterpoison   
     
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