| antidote | <pharmacology> A remedy for counteracting a poison. Origin: L. Antidotum (18 Nov 1997) |
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| antidotes | Agents counteracting or neutralizing the action of poisons. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mechanical antidote | A substance that prevents the absorption of a poison. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| chemical antidote | A substance that unites with a poison to form an innocuous chemical compound. (05 Mar 2000) |
| physiologic antidote | An agent that produces systemic effects contrary to those of a given poison. (05 Mar 2000) |
| universal antidote | <pharmacology> A preparation of activated charcoal that can adsorb and therefore neutralise many toxic chemicals. (09 Oct 1997) |