mithridate

/mith-ri-deyt/US // ˈmɪθ rɪˌdeɪt //UK // (ˈmɪθrɪˌdeɪt) //

米特里达,米特里德,米特里达特,米特里达斯

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
Old Pharmacology.
- : a confection believed to contain an antidote to every poison.

To produce sweating, employ cardus water, and mithridate, or a decoction of guaiacum and sarsaparilla.
When she comes out of her bath, give her an ounce of syrup of feverfew with a drachm of dog's tooth (mithridate).
It was also a true and frank admiration which caused him to dry his tears at Iphigenie, and to order the repetition of Mithridate.
What silly mariner in my ship hath not bought or begged mithridate or a pinch of achimenius wherewith to make good his voyage?
The more powerful diaphoretic treacles, such as mithridate, were always a mistake.