alexiteric

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noun

A preservative against infectious diseases.

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alexitery
OriginNew Latin alexitericum →
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Meanings

alexiteric1

nounalexiteric (plural alexiterics)

plural alexiterics

  1. historicalmedicineA preservative against infectious diseases.
  2. historicalmedicineA preservative against the effects of poison.

    Synonyms: alexitery

alexiteric2

adjectivealexiteric (comparative more alexiteric, superlative most alexiteric)

comparative more alexiteric · superlative most alexiteric

  1. historicalmedicineResisting poison or venom.

    Synonyms: alexitery

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA preservative against the effects of poison.

Similar
alexitery

adjectiveResisting poison or venom.

Similar
alexitery
Also see
alexiterialalexiterianalexiteryantidote

Origin

alexiteric · noun

  1. New Latinalexitericum
  2. Englishalexiteric

From New Latin alexitericum, from neuter of alexitericus (although apparently first attested later); see Etymology 2.

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alexiteric · adjective

  1. Classical Latin-icus
  2. New Latinalexitericus
  3. Englishalexiteric

From New Latin alexitericus, from alexiterium + Classical Latin -icus; see alexitery.

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APA

alexiteric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alexiteric

MLA

“alexiteric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alexiteric. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alexiteric,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alexiteric.

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