Mithridate
[mith-ri-deyt] /ˈmɪθ rɪˌdeɪt/
noun, Old Pharmacology.
1.
a confection believed to contain an antidote to every poison.
/ˈmɪθrɪˌdeɪt/
noun
1.
(obsolete) a substance believed to be an antidote to every poison and a cure for every disease
n.
“antidote against poison,” from Medieval Latin mithridatum, from Late Latin mithridatium, neuter of Mithridatius “pertaining to Mithridates,” king of Pontus, who made himself poison-proof.
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