different between theriac vs antidote

English

Alternative forms

• theriaca

Etymology

From Middle French thériaque, from Medieval Latin theriaca, from Ancient Greek ??????? (th?riak?, “antidote”) feminine form of ???????? (th?riakós, “concerning venomous beasts”), from ??? (th?r, “beast”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [???.?i..?k], [???.?i..?k]

Noun

theriac (plural theriacs)

1. (historical, pharmacology) A supposed universal antidote against poison, especially snake venom; specifically, one such developed in the 1st century as an improvement on mithridate.
   • 1975, Guido Majno, The Healing Hand, Harvard University Press, 1991, paperback edition, page 415,

     From then on galene became the theriac par excellence, known simply as theriac, and there never was a more successful drug. […] Those who could afford it gulped down a bean-sized lump of theriac for practically everything from the Black Death to nothing at all, as a preventive.

   • 2010, Richard Swiderski, Poison Eaters, Universal-Publishers, page 54,

     A number of theriacs and mithridatia appear in the writings of ancient doctors, but it is rare to find an account of how one of them was used and the effect it had.

2. (obsolete) Treacle; molasses.

Usage notes

• Originally developed in antiquity for kings and used as both preventive and antidote, it came to be regarded as a panacea. In mediaeval times it was thought effective against the bubonic plague and was known among English apothecaries as Venice treacle.

Translations

Adjective

theriac (comparative more theriac, superlative most theriac)

1. (obsolete) Theriacal; medicinal.

See also

• mithridate
• panacea
• treacle
• Venice treacle

Anagrams

• Archite, Rhaetic

English

Alternative forms

• antidot (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin antidotum, from Ancient Greek ????????? (antídoton), neuter of ????????? (antídotos, “given as a remedy for”), from ?????????? (antidíd?mi, “I give in return, repay”), from ???? (antí, “against”) + ?????? (díd?mi, “I give”). Compare French antidote.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?æn.t?.dot/

Noun

antidote (plural antidotes)

1. A remedy to counteract the effects of poison (often followed by "against," "for," or "to").
2. (figuratively) Something that counteracts or prevents something harmful.

   Synonym: remedy

Related terms

• antidotal
• antidotic
• antidotically

Translations

Verb

antidote (third-person singular simple present antidotes, present participle antidoting, simple past and past participle antidoted)

1. (transitive) To counteract as an antidote.
   • 2007, Suzanne C. Lawton, Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman, Asperger syndrome: natural steps toward a better life (page 143)

     For his part, the patient must avoid some commonplace substances in order to avoid antidoting or stopping the action of the homeopathic remedy […]

Translations

See also

• theriac

References

• antidote in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• tetanoid

French

Etymology

From Latin antidotum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.ti.d?t/

Noun

antidote m (plural antidotes)

1. antidote

Further reading

• “antidote” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• détonait
• dotaient