2 entries under this word

Alexiterie

A-lĕx/ĭ-tĕr'ie or A-lĕx/ĭ-tĕr'ie-al, a.

adjective

a. [Gr. ἀλεξητήριος, fit to keep off or help, from ἀλεξητήρ, one who keeps off, helper; ἀλεξεῖν, to keep off; Fr. alexitère.] Resisting poison; obviating the effects of venom.

A-lĕx/ĭ-tĕr'ĭe, n.

noun

n. [Gr. τὸ ἀλεξητήριον, sc. φάρμακον, medicine, remedy, an amulet; L. Lat. alexiterium, Fr. alexitère. See supra.] A medicine to resist the effects of poison, or the bite of venomous animals;—nearly synonymous with alexipharmic.