antidotenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈæn.ti.dəʊt/us/ˈæn.t̬i.doʊt/a chemical, especially a drug, that limits the effects of a poison:
Sales of nerve gas antidotes increased dramatically before the war.
a way of preventing or acting against something bad:
Regular exercise is the best antidote to tiredness and depression.
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- antiviral
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- bromide
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- ciclosporin
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- Gripe Water
- NSAID
- oestradiol
- oxycodone
- petroleum jelly
- prednisone
- propofol
- Prozac
- sleeping pill
- thalidomide
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