mithridatum
noun/ˌmɪθrɪˈdeɪtəm/
Etymology From Late Latin mithridatum, variant of mithridatium, from Latin Mithridātīus (“of or related to Mithridates”), from Mithridātēs + -ius, from Ancient Greek Μιθριδάτης (Mithridátēs), the Greek form of the name of Mithridates VI of Pontus. Doublet of mithridate, mithridatium, and mithridaticon.
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Medicine, Sciences Historical Synonym of mithridate.
- Medle them all with metridatum.1526, Grete Herball, sig. Iiv
- The plague had returned to London with uncommon virulence... Huge quantities of mithridatum and dragon-water were drunk for prophylactics.1931, E. Linklater, Ben Jonson & King James, page 119:
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- Theriac—like mithridatum—was an elaborate compound of vipers and botanicals.1995, Isis, No. 86, p. 400