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Definition of Counterpoison
1. Noun. A remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison.
Specialized synonyms: Atropine, Obidoxime Chloride
Generic synonyms: Curative, Cure, Remedy, Therapeutic
Definition of Counterpoison
1. Noun. A poison used against another poison, serving as an antidote. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Counterpoison
Literary usage of Counterpoison
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Grammar: The English Language in Its Elements and Forms ; with a by William Chauncey Fowler (1855)
"... counterpoison (a poison to act against other poisons), ... counterpoison (an
antidote against a poison). VIII. De (French J« = Latin dis), as an adverb, ..."
2. The English Language in Its Elements and Forms: With a History of Its Origin by William Chauncey Fowler (1855)
"... counterpoison (a poison to act against other poisons), ... counterpoison (an
antidote against a poison). VIII. De (French </<e—Latin dis), as an adverb, ..."
3. A Text-book of physiology by Isaac Ott (1913)
"The basis of Ehrlich's theory is that poison and counterpoison, toxin and antitoxin,
directly. combine in any given quantity. The stable benzene ring and ..."
4. Catalogue of the Library in Red Cross Street, Cripplegate: Founded Pursuant by Dr. Williams's Library (1841)
"A Sermon before the University of Cambridge by HW Coulthurst, translated into
English Metre by HW Hopkins. 8° Lond. 1796. counterpoison. ..."
5. The Biographical Dictionary of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful (1842)
"This work must not be confounded with another " counterpoison" which is sometimes
... counterpoison : 8. " A Reply to a pretended ' Christian Plea' for the ..."
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