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theriac

[ theer-ee-ak ]

noun

  1. molasses; treacle.
  2. a paste formerly used as an antidote to poison, especially snake venom, made from 60 or 70 different drugs pulverized and mixed with honey.


theriac

/ ˈθɪərɪæk /

noun

  1. an ointment or potion of varying composition, used as an antidote to a poison


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  • the·ria·cal adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of theriac1

before 1000; < Latin thēriaca antidote to poison < Greek thēriakḗ, feminine of thēriakós, equivalent to thērí ( on ) wild beast + -akos -ac; replacing Middle English tiriake, Old English tȳriaca < Medieval Latin, variant of thēriaca

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Word History and Origins

Origin of theriac1

C14: from Latin thēriaca antidote to poison

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Example Sentences

Then there is a commentary on the "Cantica of Avicenna," and a tractate on the "Theriac."

But we lawyers boil our theriac even nowadays and regard the most important study, the study of reality, with arrogance.

There he found that the most called for remedy was a theriac.

He is partial to long controversies, calmuniates priest and theriac.

Being, however, provided with theriac and other antidotes against the poison, Alvaro and all his men recovered from their wounds.

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