MITHRIDATE

mithridate. Mithridate, n. a medicine good against poison

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Mith″ri‐date (?), n. (Med.) An antidote against poison, or a composition in form of an electuary, supposed to serve either as a remedy or a preservative against poison; an alexipharmic; — so called from King Mithridates, its reputed inventor. a drop of the true elixir; no mithridate so effectual against the infection of vice. Southey.