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Webster 1913 Edition

Mithridatic

Mithˊri-dat′ic

(mĭthˊrĭ-dăt′ĭk)
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Adj.
Of or pertaining to King Mithridates, or to a mithridate.

Webster 1828 Edition

Mithridatic

MITHRIDAT'IC

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Adj.
Pertaining to mithridate, or its inventor, Mithridates.

Definition 2024

mithridatic

mithridatic

English

Adjective

mithridatic ‎(comparative more mithridatic, superlative most mithridatic)

  1. Of or pertaining to Mithridates
  2. Of or pertaining to a mithridate

Noun

mithridatic ‎(plural mithridatics)

  1. An antidotal or protective mixture.

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek legend of King Mithridates VI of Pontus, who discovered an antidote for every known poison.

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