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Word: Antidote
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: via Latin, from Greek antidoton, neuter of antidotos ‘given against’, from anti- ‘against’ + didonai ‘give’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈantɪdəʊt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a medicine taken or given to counteract a particular poison
Short Definition:medicine taken or given to counteract particular poison
Examples:- there is no known antidote to the poison of the pufferfish
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