antidote
a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc.
something that prevents or counteracts injurious or unwanted effects: Good jobs are the best antidote to teenage crime.
to counteract with an antidote: Medication was given to antidote the poison the child had swallowed.
Origin of antidote
1Other words from antidote
- an·ti·dot·al, an·ti·dot·i·cal [an-ti-dot-i-kuhl], /ˌæn tɪˈdɒt ɪ kəl/, adjective
- an·ti·dot·al·ly, an·ti·dot·i·cal·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for antidote
/ (ˈæntɪˌdəʊt) /
med a drug or agent that counteracts or neutralizes the effects of a poison
anything that counteracts or relieves a harmful or unwanted condition; remedy
Origin of antidote
1Derived forms of antidote
- antidotal, adjective
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Scientific definitions for antidote
[ ăn′tĭ-dōt′ ]
A substance that counteracts the effects of a poison.
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