Dictionary entry

Alexiteric

Webster's Dictionary 1913

{ A‐lex′i‐ter″ic (�), A‐lex′i‐ter″ic‐al (�), } a. [Gr. � fit to keep off or help, fr. � one who keeps off, helper; � to keep off: cf. F. alexitère.] (Med.) Resisting poison; obviating the effects of venom; alexipharmic.