pharmacon

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek φάρμακον (phármakon).

Noun

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pharmacon (plural pharmacons)

  1. A medicine or drug.
  2. (obsolete) A poison.[1]

References

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    1839, Robley Dunglison, “PHARMACON”, in Medical Lexicon. A New Dictionary of Medical Science, [], 2nd edition, Philadelphia, Pa.: Lea and Blanchard, successors to Carey and Co., →OCLC: