alexipharmaque
French edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin alexipharmacon (“antidote for a poison”), itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀλεξιφάρμακος (alexiphármakos, “antidote”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
alexipharmaque (plural alexipharmaques)
- capable of counteracting a poison; antidotal, alexipharmic
- Synonym: alexitère
Noun edit
alexipharmaque m (plural alexipharmaques)
Further reading edit
- “alexipharmaque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.