antidote (redirected from mechanical antidote)

an·ti·dote  (nt-dt)

n.

1. A remedy or other agent used to neutralize or counteract the effects of a poison.

2. An agent that relieves or counteracts: jogging as an antidote to nervous tension.

tr.v. an·ti·dot·ed, an·ti·dot·ing, an·ti·dotes

To relieve or counteract with an antidote: "Hallie's family life is laced with the poison of self-hatred, a poison that Sam has antidoted with love and understanding" Christopher Swan.

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[Middle English, from Latin antidotum, from Greek antidoton, from antididonai, antido-, to give as a remedy against : anti-, anti- + didonai, to give; see d- in Indo-European roots.]

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anti·dotal (nt-dtl) adj.

anti·dotal·ly adv.

Usage Note: Antidote may be followed by to, for, or against: an antidote to boredom; an antidote for snakebite; an antidote against inflation.

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antidote

Noun

1. Med a substance that counteracts a poison

2. anything that counteracts a harmful condition: exercise may be a good antidote to insomnia [Greek anti- against + didonai to give]

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antidote  (nt-dt)

A substance that counteracts the effects of a poison.

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antidote

a remedy to counteract a harmful substance in the body.

See also: Remedies

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

antidote - a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison counterpoison atropine - a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil; also administered in large amounts as an antidote for organophosphate nerve agents or organophosphate insecticides curative, cure, therapeutic, remedy - a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain obidoxime chloride - a chloride used as an antidote for nerve gases such as sarin or VX

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antidote

noun remedy, cure, preventive, corrective, neutralizer, nostrum, countermeasure, antitoxin, antivenin, counteragent

Translations

antidote [ˈæntɪdəut] n → antídoto

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antidote [ˈæntɪdəut] anti n → antidote m, contrepoison m

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antidote [ˈæntɪdəut] anti n → Gegenmittel nt

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antidote [ˈæntɪdəut] n → antidoto