Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

alexiteric

alexiteric (ȧ*leks`i*ter"ik) , adjective

[Greek 'alexhth`rios fit to keep off or help, from 'alexhth`r one who keeps off, helper; 'ale`xein to keep off: compare French alexitère.]

(Medicine) Resisting poison; obviating the effects of venom; alexipharmic.

Also: alexiterical

alexiteric , noun

[Greek 'alexhth`rion a remedy, an amulet: compare French alexitère, Late Latin alexiterium.]

(Medicine) A preservative against contagious and infectious diseases, and the effects of poison in general. — Brande & C