Mithridate Definition

mĭthrĭ-dāt
noun
A substance supposed to be an antidote against all poisons.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Mithridate

Noun

Singular:
mithridate
Plural:
mithridates

Origin of Mithridate

  • Medieval Latin mithridātum alteration of Late Latin mithridātīum from Latin neuter of Mithridātīus of Mithridates from Greek mithridāteios after Mithridates VI who is said to have acquired tolerance for poison

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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