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Definition: MITHRIDATE |
MITHRIDATENoun1. An antidote against poison, or a composition in form of an electuary, supposed to serve either as a remedy or a preservative against poison; an alexipharmic; -- so called from King Mithridates, its reputed inventor. |
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Literature | Mithridate (3 syl.). A confection said to be invented by Mithridates, King of Pontus and Bithynia, as an antidote to poison. It contains seventy-two ingredients. "What brave spirit could be content to sit in his shop ... selling Mithridatum and dragon's water to infected houses?"- Knight of the Burning Pestle. (1635.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Remedy | Anthelmintic; antidote, antifebrile, antipoison, counterpoison, antitoxin, antispasmodic; bracer, faith cure, placebo; helminthagogue, lithagogue, pick-meup, stimulant, tonic; vermifuge, prophylactic, corrective, restorative; sedative; palliative; febrifuge; alterant, alterative; specific; antiseptic, emetic, analgesic, pain-killer, antitussive, antiinflammatory, antibiotic, antiviral, antifungal, carminative; Nepenthe, Mithridate. |
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Crosswords: MITHRIDATE |
| English words defined with "MITHRIDATE": mithridate mustard, Mithridatic. (references) |
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Expression using "MITHRIDATE": mithridate mustard. Additional references. | |
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| Language | Translations for "MITHRIDATE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Turkish | panzehir (antidotal, antidote). (various references) | |
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Words beginning with "MITHRIDATE": mithridates. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "MITHRIDATE" (pronounced mi"thrudā't) |
| 4 | -u d ā' t | accommodate, consolidate, dilapidate, elucidate, intimidate, invalidate, liquidate. |
| 3 | -d ā' t | backdate, inundate, mandate, outdate. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-h-i-i-m-r-t-t" | |
-2 letters: admitter, imitated. | |
-3 letters: airthed, airtime, attired, imitate, readmit, timider. | |
-4 letters: admire, airted, attire, dearth, dirham, dither, dreamt, haired, harmed, hatred, hatted, hatter, hermai, hermit, hitter, imaret, marted, matted, matter, midair, mither, mitier, mitred, ratite, ratted, tarted, tetrad, thairm, thiram, thread, threat, tidier, tirade, tithed, tither. | |
-5 letters: admit, aider, aimed, aimer, aired, airth, amide, armed. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-e-h-i-i-m-r-t-t" | |
+1 letter: mithridates. | |
+5 letters: dithiocarbamate. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4D 49 54 48 52 49 44 41 54 45 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-- .. - .... .-. .. -.. .- - . |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001101 01001001 01010100 01001000 01010010 01001001 01000100 01000001 01010100 01000101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)M I T H R I D A T E |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004D 0049 0054 0048 0052 0049 0044 0041 0054 0045 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)47435442524338355439 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | türkçe, türk |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Expressions | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Derivations 7. Rhymes 8. Anagrams | 9. Orthography 10. Bibliography |
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