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French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin alexipharmacon (“antidote for a poison”), itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀλεξιφάρμακος (alexiphármakos, “antidote”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
alexipharmaque (plural alexipharmaques)
- capable of counteracting a poison; antidotal, alexipharmic
- Synonym: alexitère
Noun
alexipharmaque m (plural alexipharmaques)
- a substance capable of reverting the affects of a poison; antidote
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