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alexiteries

alexiteries is the plural of alexitery.

Meaning of alexitery

Noun

alexitery (plural alexiteries)

  1. (historical, rare) An antidote to poison.
    • These miserable Wretches are included herein with hot bricks, and almost suffocated, till they sweat abundantly in every part of their bodyes, having before drunk of the Decoction of Lignum sanctum, or Sarsaparilla, or some other Alexitery, which will both move sweat, and deleate the French disease.1657, Jean de Renou, A Medicinal Dispensatory, page 189
    Synonyms:
    alexiteric

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Questions about alexiteries

What is alexiteries the plural of?
Alexiteries is the plural of alexitery.

Words near alexiteries in the dictionary

  1. alexiterial
  2. alexiterian
  3. alexiteric
  4. alexiterical
  5. alexiterics
  6. alexiteries
  7. alexitery
  8. alexithymia
  9. alexithymic
  10. alexithymics
  11. Alexius

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