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Noun

1. 1
   Something which protects against, or cures, a poison; an antidote. obsolete

   "he calls steel the proper alexipharmacum of this malady, and much magnifies it […]."

Synonyms

All synonyms

alexipharmacalexipharmicantidote

Example

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"he calls steel the proper alexipharmacum of this malady, and much magnifies it […]."

Etymology

From Latin alexipharmacum, from Ancient Greek ἀλεξιφάρμακον (alexiphármakon).

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