mith·ri·date (m th r-d t )n. An antidote against poison, especially a confection formerly held to be an antidote to all poisons. [Medieval Latin mithrid tum, alteration of Late Latin mithridt um, from Latin, neuter of Mithridtus, of Mithridates, from Greek mithridteios, after Mithridates VI, who is said to have acquired tolerance for poison.] |
mithridate [ˈmɪθrɪˌdeɪt]
n
(Chemistry / Alchemy) Obsolete a substance believed to be an antidote to every poison and a cure for every disease
[from Late Latin mithradatium, after Mithridates VI (?132-63 bc), king of Pontus, alluding to his legendary immunity to poisons]
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