alexiteric

== English == === Etymology 1 === From New Latin alexitericum, from neuter of alexitericus (although apparently first attested later); see Etymology 2. ==== Noun ==== alexiteric (plural alexiterics) (medicine, now chiefly historical) A preservative against infectious diseases. A preservative against the effects of poison. Synonym: (now historical and rare) alexitery === Etymology 2 === From New Latin alexitericus, from alexiterium + Classical Latin -icus; see alexitery. ==== Adjective ==== alexiteric (comparative more alexiteric, superlative most alexiteric) (medicine, now chiefly historical) Resisting poison or venom. Synonym: (obsolete) alexitery === Related terms === alexipharmic alexipyretic === See also === febrifuge === References ===