alexipharmic
Syllables: alex·i·pharm·ic/əˌlɛksɪˈfɑːmɪk/US/əˌlɛksəˈfɑɹmɪk/
alexipharmic noun: 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.
Noun
alexipharmic (plural alexipharmics)
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- alexipharmacal, alexipharmacon, alexipharmakon, alexipharmacum, alexipharmac
Adjective
alexipharmic (comparative more alexipharmic, superlative most alexipharmic)
- Synonym of alexipharmac (“of or pertaining to an alexipharmac; also, acting as an alexipharmac by protecting against or warding off the ill effects of a harmful substance, especially a poison or venom”).
- Synonyms:
- alexipharmacal, alexipharmical, alexipharmac
alexipharmic meaning in Kannada
alexipharmic in Kannada
- ಕಟ್ಟುಮದ್ದು, ನಂಜುಮದ್ದು, ನಂಜುಮದ್ದಿನ
Synonyms of alexipharmic
Forms of alexipharmic
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | alexipharmics |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more alexipharmic |
| superlative | most alexipharmic |
Origin of alexipharmic
A variant of alexipharmac + -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Alexipharmac is borrowed from the following: * As a noun, from Middle French alexipharmaque (modern French alexipharmaque (archaic)), and from its etymon Latin alexipharmacon (“antidote”) (whence Late Latin alexipharmacum), from Ancient Greek ἀλεξῐφᾰ́ρμᾰκον (alexĭphắrmăkon, “antidote; (generally) remedy; charm, spell”), a noun use of the neuter of ἀλεξῐφᾰ́ρμᾰκος (alexĭphắrmăkos, “acting as an antidote”), from ἀλέξειν (aléxein) (the active infinitive of ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend, guard, protect; to help; to keep off, turn aside, ward off”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek- (“to protect”)) + φάρμᾰκον (phármăkon, “drug, whether healing or poisonous; charm, potion, spell; colour, dye”) + -ος (-os, suffix forming certain types of adjectives). * As an adjective, from French alexipharmaque (archaic), and from its etymon Late Latin alexipharmacus, from Ancient Greek ἀλεξιφάρμακος (alexiphármakos) (see above).
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Questions about alexipharmic
- What does alexipharmic mean?
- Alexipharmic means 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.
- What is alexipharmic in Kannada?
- Alexipharmic in Kannada is ಕಟ್ಟುಮದ್ದು, ನಂಜುಮದ್ದು, ನಂಜುಮದ್ದಿನ. See Alexipharmic meaning in Kannada.
- What part of speech is alexipharmic?
- Alexipharmic can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce alexipharmic?
- Alexipharmic is pronounced /əˌlɛksɪˈfɑːmɪk/ (UK).
- What is the plural of alexipharmic?
- The plural of alexipharmic is alexipharmics.
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Source and license
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