English Explanatory Dictionary

alexitery

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An antidote to poison.
adj
  1. Acting as an antidote to poison.

Word forms

alexitery alexiteries more alexitery most alexitery

Etymology

From New Latin alexiterium and its etymon Ancient Greek ἀλεξητήριον (alexētḗrion, “remedy”), from neuter of ἀλεξητήριος (alexētḗrios, “keeping off, defending”), from ἀλεξητήρ (alexētḗr, “defender, protector”) + -ιος (-ios, adjectival suffix), from extended stem of ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to ward off”) + ‑τήρ (‑tḗr, agent noun suffix).

Synonyms

alexiteric
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