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alexiteric

alexiteric noun: a preservative against infectious diseases.

Noun

alexiteric (plural alexiterics)

  1. (historical) A preservative against infectious diseases.
  2. (historical) A preservative against the effects of poison.
    Synonyms:
    alexitery

Adjective

alexiteric (comparative more alexiteric, superlative most alexiteric)

  1. (historical) Resisting poison or venom.
    Synonyms:
    alexitery

alexiteric meaning in Bengali

alexiteric in Bengali

বিষ, সংক্রমণ প্রতিরোধী

Synonyms of alexiteric

Forms of alexiteric

Noun
pluralalexiterics
Adjective
comparativemore alexiteric
superlativemost alexiteric

Origin of alexiteric

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

From New Latin alexitericus, from alexiterium + Classical Latin -icus; see alexitery.

Questions about alexiteric

What does alexiteric mean?
Alexiteric means a preservative against infectious diseases.
What is alexiteric in Bengali?
Alexiteric in Bengali is বিষ, সংক্রমণ প্রতিরোধী. See Alexiteric meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is alexiteric?
Alexiteric can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of alexiteric?
The plural of alexiteric is alexiterics.

Words near alexiteric in the dictionary

  1. alexipyretics
  2. Alexis
  3. Alexises
  4. alexiterial
  5. alexiterian
  6. alexiteric
  7. alexiterical
  8. alexiterics
  9. alexiteries
  10. alexitery
  11. alexithymia

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Adapted from Wiktionary: alexiteric (page history and authors); alexiteric (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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