Definition of Antidote

1. Noun. A remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison.

Exact synonyms: Counterpoison
Specialized synonyms: Atropine, Obidoxime Chloride
Generic synonyms: Curative, Cure, Remedy, Therapeutic

Definition of Antidote

1. n. A remedy to counteract the effects of poison, or of anything noxious taken into the stomach; -- used with against, for, or to; as, an antidote against, for, or to, poison.

2. v. t. To counteract or prevent the effects of, by giving or taking an antidote.

Definition of Antidote

1. to counteract the effects of a poison with a remedy [v -DOTED, -DOTING, -DOTES]

Medical Definition of Antidote

1. A remedy for counteracting a poison. Origin: L. Antidotum (18 Nov 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Antidote

antidiuretic drug
antidiuretic hormone
antidiuretic hormone
antidiuretin
Antido
antidogmatic
antidopaminergic
antidora
Antidorcas
Antidorcas euchore
Antidorcas marsupialis
antidotal
antidotal
antidotally
antidote (current term)
antidote (current term)
antidoted
antidotes
antidotes
antidoting
antidraft
antidromic
antidromic
antidromically
antidromous
antidrug
antidumping
antidysenteric
antidyskinetic
antidyspeptic

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