Meaning

1 senses
  1. (also, archaic, figuratively, historical)Synonym of alexipharmac (“a medical remedy for protecting the body, or an antidote, against harmful substances, especially a poison or venom (specifically, that of a snake)”); an antidote.

Origin

A variant of alexipharmac + -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives).

A variant of alexipharmac + -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Alexipharmac is borrowed from the following:

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