English dictionary
mithridate
/'m/I//T/r/I/,d/eI/t/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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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 <i>Mithridates</i>, its reputed inventor.
Source: webster1913