antidote

Definition von antidote im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: A remedy to counteract the effects of poison (often followed by "against," "for," or "to")
She reached the hospital in time to receive the antidote for the snake venom.; Something that counteracts or prevents something harmful
We need an antidote for this misinformation.; anything that will counteract or remove the effects of poison, disease, or the like; a substance that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of a poison; {n} a remedy for poison or evil; a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison; a substance to neutralize a poison; A remedy to relieve, prevent or counteract the effects of a poison; a substance to neutralise a poison; Any substance or other agent that inhibits or counteracts the effects of a poison; A remedy to relieve, prevent, or counteract the effects of a poison; a material administered to an individual who has been exposed to a poison in order to counteract its toxic effects; - substance that counteracts the effects of a homeopathy remedy An experience, i e , shock, or a substance that slows down, stops or reverses the curative action of a homeopathic medicine; (1) A chemical applied to prevent the phytotoxic effect of a specific herbicide on desirable plants (Synonymous with protectant ) (2) A substance used as a medical treatment to counteract herbicide poisoning; a remedy or other agent to counteract the effects of a poison; a substance, or a remedy, that counteracts the effect of a homeopathic remedy High temperatures are thought to antidote remedies Mint is said to be an antidote of Natrum muriaticum Many feel that coffee antidotes homeopathic remedies When a person is reacting incorrectly to a homeopathic remedy, an antidote may be given to neutralize the effects; an agent that neutralizes or opposes the action of a poison on an organism; Remedy to relieve, prevent, or counteract the effects of a poison; Agents which counteract or destroy the effects of poison or other medicines; Counteracts the action af another substance; usually refers to poisons; To counteract or prevent the effects of, by giving or taking an antidote; {i} remedy; medicine that works against the effects of poison; A remedy to counteract the effects of poison, or of anything noxious taken into the stomach; used with against, for, or to; as, an antidote against, for, or to, poison; An antidote is a chemical substance that stops or controls the effect of a poison. When he returned, he noticed their sickness and prepared an antidote; To fortify or preserve by an antidote; Whatever tends to prevent mischievous effects, or to counteract evil which something else might produce; Something that is an antidote to a difficult or unpleasant situation helps you to overcome the situation. Massage is a wonderful antidote to stress. = cure, remedy. Remedy to counteract the effects of a poison or toxin. Administered by mouth, intravenously, or sometimes on the skin, it may work by directly neutralizing the poison; causing an opposite effect in the body; binding to the poison to prevent its absorption, inactivate it, or keep it from fitting a receptor at its site of action; or binding to a receptor to prevent the poison's binding there, blocking its action. Some poisons are not active until converted to a different form in the body; their antidotes interrupt that conversion
an antidote: {n} preventive
antidotes: plural of antidote

antidote

Silbentrennung

an·ti·dote

Türkische aussprache

äntîdōt

Synonyme

antitoxin, antivenin, corrective, counteractant, counteragent, countermeasure, counterstep, cure, medicine, negator, neutralizer, nullifier, preventive, remedy

Aussprache

/ˈantəˌdōt/ /ˈæntɪˌdoʊt/

Etymologie

() From Latin antidotum, from Ancient Greek ἀντίδοτον (antidoton), neuter of ἀντίδοτος (antidotos, “given as a remedy for”) from ἀντιδίδωμι (antididōmi, “I give in return, repay”) from ἀντί (anti, “against”) + δίδωμι (didōmi, “I give”). Compare French antidote.