mithridatum

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Etymology

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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.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌmɪθrɪˈdeɪtəm/

Noun

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mithridatum (uncountable)

  1. (historical medicine) Synonym of mithridate.
    • 1526, Grete Herball, sig. Iiv:
      Medle them all with metridatum.
    • 1931, E. Linklater, Ben Jonson & King James, page 119:
      The plague had returned to London with uncommon virulence... Huge quantities of mithridatum and dragon-water were drunk for prophylactics.
    • 1995, Isis, No. 86, p. 400:
      Theriac—like mithridatum—was an elaborate compound of vipers and botanicals.

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