antidote

Pronunciation: /ˈæn.tɪ.doʊt/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison

Etymology

From Latin antidotum, from Ancient Greek ἀντίδοτον (antídoton, “antidote, remedy”), Clipping of ἀντίδοτον φάρμακον (antídoton phármakon, “drug given against”), from ἀντιδίδωμι (antidídōmi, “to give in return, repay”), from ἀντί (antí, “against”) + δίδωμι (dídōmi, “to give”). Compare French antidote.

In classic literature

Synonyms

counterpoison

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
remedy
Narrower (hyponyms)
obidoxime chloride, atropine

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