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mithridate
mith·ri·date M0350500 (mĭth′rĭ-dāt′)n. An antidote against poison, especially a confection formerly held to be an antidote to all poisons.
[Medieval Latin mithridātum, alteration of Late Latin mithridātīum, from Latin, neuter of Mithridātīus, of Mithridates, from Greek mithridāteios, after Mithridates VIwho is said to have acquired tolerance for poison.]mithridate (ˈmɪθrɪˌdeɪt) n (Alchemy) obsolete a substance believed to be an antidote to every poison and a cure for every disease[C16: from Late Latin mithradatium, after Mithridates VI, alluding to his legendary immunity to poisons]mith•ri•date (ˈmɪθ rɪˌdeɪt)
n. a medicinal preparation believed to contain an antidote to every poison. [1520–30; derivative of Late Latin Mithridātēs Mithridates VI, said to have so immunized himself] mithridate
mithridate (mĭth′rĭ-dāt′)n. An antidote against poison, especially a confection formerly held to be an antidote to all poisons.ThesaurusSeeMithridates |