Meaning

2 senses

  1. (historical)A preservative against infectious diseases.

  2. (historical)A preservative against the effects of poison.

Origin

From New Latin alexitericum, from neuter of alexitericus (although apparently first attest

From New Latin alexitericum, from neuter of alexitericus (although apparently first attested later); see Etymology 2.

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Forms

plural: alexiterics
Singularalexiteric
Pluralalexiterics

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
alexitery

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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