theriac
molasses; treacle.
a paste formerly used as an antidote to poison, especially snake venom, made from 60 or 70 different drugs pulverized and mixed with honey.
Origin of theriac
1- Also the·ri·a·ca [thuh-rahy-uh-kuh]. /θəˈraɪ ə kə/.
Other words from theriac
- the·ri·a·cal, adjective
Words Nearby theriac
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How to use theriac in a sentence
Then there is a commentary on the "Cantica of Avicenna," and a tractate on the "theriac."
Old-Time Makers of Medicine | James J. WalshBut we lawyers boil our theriac even nowadays and regard the most important study, the study of reality, with arrogance.
Criminal Psychology | Hans GrossThere he found that the most called for remedy was a theriac.
Psychotherapy | James J. WalshHe is partial to long controversies, calmuniates priest and theriac.
The Book of Masks | Remy de GourmontBeing, however, provided with theriac and other antidotes against the poison, Alvaro and all his men recovered from their wounds.
British Dictionary definitions for theriac
/ (ˈθɪərɪæk) /
an ointment or potion of varying composition, used as an antidote to a poison
Origin of theriac
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