Mithridatic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Mithridatic is an adjective meaning Of or related to mithridatism, the gradual acquisition of immunity to poison through repeated exposure.
Meaning
Of or related to mithridatism, the gradual acquisition of immunity to poison through repeated exposure.
More Meanings
- (medicine, archaic) Synonym of antidote: a treatment which functions like a mithridate.
- (historical) Of or related to mithridates, universally curative against all poisons.
Example Sentences
He turned the pages slowly, moving on to other metropolitan catastrophes, the next mithridatic outrage, the pages fluttered behind the front page but the headline remained the same, in the same place hovering across from her.
Word Forms
- mithridatics
Synonyms for mithridatic
Depending on context, synonyms include antidote.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include theriacal, therial, metaphylactic, medcinal, medicatory, medicamentary.
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