mithridate noun.
['mɪƟrɪdeɪt] E16.[medieval Latin mithridatum, alt. of late Latin mithridatium, orig. neut. of Mithridatius adjective, pertaining to Mithridates: see MITHRIDATIC, -ATE1.]1. Hist. (A medicine claimed to be) a universal antidote or preservative against poison and disease.
E16.fig.:
■ Southey A drop of the true elixir, no mithridate so effectual against the infection of vice.2. mithridate mustard, penny cress,
Thlaspi arvense.
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