Antidote

Noun

 * 1) A remedy to counteract the effects of poison (often followed by "against," "for," or "to").
 * 2) Something that counteracts or prevents something harmful.

Adjectives for Antidote
specific; effective; cursed; pungent; stupefying; vile.

Thesaurus
alexipharmic; antacid; antiserum; antitoxin; antivenin; backfire; buffer; corrective; counteractant; counteractive; counteragent; counterirritant; countermeasure; counterpoison; counterstep; cure; drug; medicament; medication; medicine; neutralizer; nullifier; offset; preventative; preventive; prophylactic; remedy; specific; theriac; theriaca

Etymology
From antidotum:, from  ἀντίδοτον:, neuter of ἀντίδοτος: from ἀντιδίδωμι: from ἀντί: + δίδωμι:. Compare French antidote:.

Related terms

 * antidotal
 * antidotic
 * antidotically

Translations

 * Bulgarian: противоотрова
 * Czech: protijed,
 * French:
 * Greek: αντίδοτο


 * Hungarian: ,
 * Polish:
 * Spanish: antídoto


 * Finnish: vastamyrkky
 * German: Gegenmittel
 * Greek: αντίδοτο
 * Ancient: ἀντίδοτον


 * Hungarian:
 * Japanese: 解毒剤 (gedokuzai)
 * Persian:

Etymology
From antidotum.

Noun

 * 1) Antidote

Anagrams

 * détonait
 * dotaient