I. əˌleksəˈfärmik noun
( -s )
Etymology: alteration of earlier alexipharmac, from Greek alexipharmakos, from alexein + pharmakon poison, drug, remedy — more at pharmacy
: an antidote against poison or infection
II. ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective
or alex·i·phar·mi·cal -ə̇kəl
: expelling or counteracting poison : antidotal