antidote
[ an-ti-doht ]
/ ˈæn tɪˌdoʊt /
noun
a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc.
something that prevents or counteracts injurious or unwanted effects: Good jobs are the best antidote to teenage crime.
verb (used with object), an·ti·dot·ed, an·ti·dot·ing.
to counteract with an antidote: Medication was given to antidote the poison the child had swallowed.
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Origin of antidote
OTHER WORDS FROM antidote
an·ti·dot·al, an·ti·dot·i·cal [an-ti-dot-i-kuhl], /ˌæn tɪˈdɒt ɪ kəl/, adjectivean·ti·dot·al·ly, an·ti·dot·i·cal·ly, adverbDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for antidote
antidote
/ (ˈæntɪˌdəʊt) /
noun
med a drug or agent that counteracts or neutralizes the effects of a poison
anything that counteracts or relieves a harmful or unwanted condition; remedy
Derived forms of antidote
antidotal, adjectiveWord Origin for antidote
C15: from Latin antidotum, from Greek antidoton something given as a countermeasure, from anti- + didonai to give
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Medical definitions for antidote
antidote
[ ăn′tĭ-dōt′ ]
n.
An agent used to neutralize or counteract the effects of a poison.
Other words from antidote
an′ti•dot′al (ăn′tĭ-dōt′l) adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Scientific definitions for antidote
antidote
[ ăn′tĭ-dōt′ ]
A substance that counteracts the effects of a poison.
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