antidote counteracts poison

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• antidote — antidotal, antidotical /an ti dot i keuhl/, adj. antidotally, antidotically, adv. /an ti doht /, n., v., antidoted, antidoting. n. 1. a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc. 2. something that prevents or… …   Universalium

• antidote — ► NOUN 1) a medicine taken to counteract a poison. 2) something that counteracts an unpleasant feeling or situation: laughter is a good antidote to stress. ORIGIN Greek antidoton, from anti against + didonai give …   English terms dictionary

• Antidote — An agent that counteracts a poison and neutralizes its effects. A chemical antidote is a substance that unites with a poison to form a harmless chemical compound. A mechanical antidote is a substance that prevents the absorption of a poison from… …   Medical dictionary

• antidote — noun Etymology: Middle English antidot, from Latin antidotum, from Greek antidotos, from feminine of antidotos given as an antidote, from antididonai to give as an antidote, from anti + didonai to give more at date Date: 15th century 1. a remedy… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• antidote — noun /ˈæn.tə.dot/ a) A remedy to counteract the effects of poison (often followed by against, for, or to ). She reached the hospital in time to receive the antidote for the snake venom. b) Something that counteracts or prevents something harmful …   Wiktionary

• antidote — an•ti•dote [[t]ˈæn tɪˌdoʊt[/t]] n. v. dot•ed, dot•ing 1) med a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc 2) something that prevents or counteracts injurious or unwanted effects: an antidote to crime[/ex] 3)… …   From formal English to slang

• antidote — noun 1》 a medicine taken to counteract a particular poison. 2》 something that counteracts an unpleasant feeling or situation: laughter is a good antidote to stress. Derivatives antidotal adjective Origin ME: via L., from Gk antidoton, from anti… …   English new terms dictionary

• antidote — n. a drug that counteracts the effects of a poison or of overdosage by another drug. For example, dimercaprol is an antidote to arsenic, mercury, and other heavy metals …   The new mediacal dictionary

• antidote — n. 1 a medicine etc. taken or given to counteract poison. 2 anything that counteracts something unpleasant or evil. Derivatives: antidotal adj. Etymology: F antidote or L antidotum f. Gk antidoton neut. of antidotos given against (as ANTI + stem… …   Useful english dictionary

• antidote — /ˈæntidoʊt / (say anteedoht) noun 1. a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc. 2. whatever prevents or counteracts injurious effects. {Latin antidotum, from Greek antidotos (verbal adjective) given against} …  

• physiologic antidote — an antidote that counteracts the effects of a poison by producing opposing physiologic effects …   Medical dictionary