Mithridate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmɪθrəˌdeɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mithridate is a noun meaning (obsolete, rare) Ellipsis of mithridate mustard.
Meaning
(obsolete, rare) Ellipsis of mithridate mustard.
More Meanings
- (historical, pharmacology) Any of various historical medicines, typically an electuary compounded with various poison, believed to derive from Mithridates VI and to serve as a universal antidote.
Example Sentences
Fools may talk of Mythridate, Cordials, Elixers.
What he wanted, in effect, was a universal antidote, which medical science has for years referred to as a mithridate.
Auicen saythe; There be certeyne medicins... which wyl not suffre poyson to approche nere the harte, as triacle and Metridate.
After I had thus evacuated the Plethora, and diſpoſed her body for Mercurialls more operative, I gave her each morning and evening a few grains of Mercur. diaphoret. in a bolus with conſ. lujule and Mithridate [...]
Word Forms
- mithridates
- mithridat
- mithrydate
- mitridat
- mitridate
- mithrydat
Synonyms for mithridate
Depending on context, synonyms include mithridatium, mithridatum, mithridaticon, theriac.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mithridatium, mithridatum, mithridatic, mithridaticon, theriac, theriaca.
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