pharmacon

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φάρμακον (phármakon).

Noun

pharmacon (plural pharmacons)

  1. (very rare, formal) A medicine or drug.
  2. (obsolete) A poison.[1]

References

  1. ^
    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:
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