The meaning of Antidote

Antidote – definition

noun
A medicine taken or given to counteract a particular poison.
Usage examples:
There is no known antidote to the poison of the pufferfish
Synonims:
Antitoxin Antiserum Cure Remedy Neutralizer Neutralizing agent Counteragent Mithridate Antivenin Antivenene Theriac

noun
A chemical, esp. a drug, that acts against the bad effects of a poison to limit the harm it can do
Usage examples:
An antidote for snake venom, exercise can be an antidote to depression.

Antidote translation into English

Antidote: translate from English into Chinese

解毒剂

Antidote: translate from English into Dutch

Tegengif

Antidote: translate from English into French

Antidote

Antidote: translate from English into German

Gegenmittel, Gegengift

Antidote: translate from English into Hindi

विषहर औषध, मारक, प्रतिकारक, प्रतिषेधक, प्रतिषेधी

Antidote: translate from English into Italian

Antidoto

Antidote: translate from English into Korean

해독제

Antidote: translate from English into Russian

Противоядие

Antidote: translate from English into Spanish

Antídoto, Contraveneno

Word origin

late Middle English: via Latin, from Greek antidoton, neuter of antidotos ‘given against’, from anti- ‘against’ + didonai ‘give’.

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Antidote – similar words

antidoted

noun
A medicine taken or given to counteract a particular poison.
Usage examples:
There is no known antidote to the poison of the pufferfish

All meanings and translations of Antidoted

Antidote synonims

antiserum

noun
A blood serum containing antibodies against specific antigens, injected to treat or protect against specific diseases.
Usage examples:
Newborn babies at risk of severe chickenpox can also be given antiserum (serum containing antibodie…

noun
A blood serum (= a thin yellowish liquid taken from blood) that contains antibodies (= proteins produced to fight disease) against a particular virus, bacterium, etc., used to treat or protect against disease
Usage examples:
There may be a delayed allergic reaction to the injection of an antiserum, caused by an antibody re…

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antitoxin

noun
An antibody that counteracts a toxin.
Usage examples:
Human science employs somewhat similar procedures to produce what are called antitoxins, protein an…

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antivenene

noun
An antiserum containing antibodies against specific poisons, especially those in the venom of snakes, spiders, and scorpions.
Usage examples:
Equine-derived antivenin to snake venom has been the mainstay of hospital treatment for venomous sn…

All meanings and translations of Antivenene

antivenin

noun
An antiserum containing antibodies against specific poisons, especially those in the venom of snakes, spiders, and scorpions.
Usage examples:
Equine-derived antivenin to snake venom has been the mainstay of hospital treatment for venomous sn…

All meanings and translations of Antivenin

counteragent

noun
An agent or force used to reduce or neutralize something else.
Usage examples:
By recombining insect dna tyler creates a biological counteragent, a new species to be our six-legg…

All meanings and translations of Counteragent

cure

verb
Relieve (a person or animal) of the symptoms of a disease or condition.
Usage examples:
He was cured of the disease

noun
A substance or treatment that cures a disease or condition.
Usage examples:
The search for a cure for the common cold

noun
A parish priest in a french-speaking country.
Usage examples:
The curé, after all, was an important figure in every village

All meanings and translations of Cure

mithridate

noun
A medicine believed to be a universal antidote to or preservative against poison and disease.
Usage examples:
To procure sweat, use cardamom water with mithridate

All meanings and translations of Mithridate

remedy

noun
A medicine or treatment for a disease or injury.
Usage examples:
Herbal remedies for aches and pains

verb
Set right (an undesirable situation).
Usage examples:
Money will be given to remedy the poor funding of nurseries

noun
A substance or method for curing an illness, or a way of dealing with a problem or difficulty
Usage examples:
Cold remedies, we’re working to remedy these shortcomings.

All meanings and translations of Remedy

theriac

noun
An ointment or other medicinal compound used as an antidote to snake venom or other poison.
Usage examples:
Numerous islamic writers discussed poisons and particularly theriacs, the antidotes for poisons.

All meanings and translations of Theriac

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