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mithridate
[ mith-ri-deyt ]
noun
, Old Pharmacology.
- a confection believed to contain an antidote to every poison.
mithridate
/ ˈmɪθrɪˌdeɪt /
noun
- obsolete.a substance believed to be an antidote to every poison and a cure for every disease
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mithridate1
1520–30; earlier mithridatum < Medieval Latin, variant of Late Latin mithridātium, noun use of neuter of Mithridātius, equivalent to Mithridāt(ēs) Mithridates VI ( def ) ( mithridatism ) + -ius -ious
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mithridate1
C16: from Late Latin mithradatium, after Mithridates VI , alluding to his legendary immunity to poisons
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Example Sentences
To produce sweating, employ cardus water, and mithridate, or a decoction of guaiacum and sarsaparilla.
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When she comes out of her bath, give her an ounce of syrup of feverfew with a drachm of dog's tooth (mithridate).
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It was also a true and frank admiration which caused him to dry his tears at Iphigenie, and to order the repetition of Mithridate.
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What silly mariner in my ship hath not bought or begged mithridate or a pinch of achimenius wherewith to make good his voyage?
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The more powerful diaphoretic treacles, such as mithridate, were always a mistake.
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