mith|ri|date

mith|ri|date
mith|ri|date «MIHTH ruh dayt», noun.
an antidote against poison, especially a compound of many ingredients, supposed to be an antidote against all poisons.
[< Medieval Latin mithridatum, ultimately < Mithridates VI, King of Pontus, who supposedly immunized himself against poison]

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