About The Word Mithridate
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Mithridate
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What's The Definition Of Mithridate?Synonyms | Synonyms for Mithridate: Related Terms | Find terms related to Mithridate: See Also | Mithridate In Webster's Dictionary \Mith"ri*date\, n. (Med.)
An antidote against poison, or a composition in form of an
electuary, supposed to serve either as a remedy or a
preservative against poison; an alexipharmic; -- so called
from King Mithridates, its reputed inventor.
[Love is] a drop of the true elixir; no mithridate so
effectual against the infection of vice. --Southey.
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