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mithridatic¹

  • /ˌmɪθrɪˈdeɪtɪk/

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General application of Mithridatic, q.v.

adjective more mithridatic · most mithridatic

  1. historical Of or related to mithridates, universally curative against all poisons.
  2. Of or related to mithridatism, the gradual acquisition of immunity to poison through repeated exposure. He turned the pages slowly, moving on to other metropolitan catastrophes, the next mithridatic outrage, the pages fluttered behind the front page but the headline remained the same, in the same place hovering across from her.

noun mithridatics

  1. archaic Synonym of antidote: a treatment which functions like a mithridate.

    Similar: antidote

Mithridatic²

Where it comes from

From Latin Mithridāticus, from Ancient Greek Μιθριδατικός (Mithridatikós), from Μιθριδάτης (Mithridátēs) + -ικός (-ikós), from Old Median *Miθra-dāta (literally “Mithra-given”).

adjective

  1. historical, not comparable Of or pertaining to the dynasty begun by Mithridates I of Pontus or any of its kings named Mithridates, especially Mithridates VI of Pontus, also known as Mithridates the Great. In the courſe of the firſt Mithridatic war, which laſted ſcarcely five years, the provinces of Achaia and of Aſia ſuffered deeper wounds than had been inflicted on them during the long and obſtinate ſtruggles among Alexander's ſucceſſors.

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adj of or pertaining to a dynasty of Pontus or to particular kings named Mithridates

Italianomitridatico

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@misc{mithridatic_2026,
  title = {mithridatic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mithridatic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}