theriaca

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theriaca

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From Late Latin theriaca, from Ancient Greek θηριακή (thēriakḗ, “of or related to poisonous reptiles”), from θηρίον (thēríon, “little beast”) + -κός (-kós), from θήρ (thḗr, “beast”) + -ίον (-íon, diminutive suffix). Doublet of theriac; compare treacle.

noun theriacas · theriacae

alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative spelling of theriac

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@misc{theriaca_2026,
  title = {theriaca},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/theriaca},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}