Welcome to Anagrammer Crossword Genius! Keep reading below to see if antidote is an answer to any crossword puzzle or word game (Scrabble, Words With Friends etc). Scroll down to see all the info we have compiled on antidote.
antidote
Searching in Crosswords ...
The answer ANTIDOTE has 115 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
Searching in Word Games ...
The word ANTIDOTE is VALID in some board games. Check ANTIDOTE in word games in Scrabble, Words With Friends, see scores, anagrams etc.
Searching in Dictionaries ...
Definitions of antidote in various dictionaries:
noun - a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison
A remedy or other agent used to neutralize or counteract the effects of a poison.
An agent that relieves or counteracts: jogging as an antidote to nervous tension.
more
Word Research / Anagrams and more ...
Keep reading for additional results and analysis below.
| Possible Jeopardy Clues |
|---|
| Quick! Give me the name of a poison remedy from the Greek for "to give against" |
| Possible Dictionary Clues |
|---|
| a medicine taken or given to counteract a particular poison. |
| a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison |
| A medicine taken or given to counteract a particular poison. |
| A remedy or other agent used to neutralize or counteract the effects of a poison. |
| An agent that relieves or counteracts: jogging as an antidote to nervous tension. |
| To relieve or counteract with an antidote: "Hallie's family life is laced with the poison of self-hatred, a poison that Sam has antidoted with love and understanding" ( Christopher Swan). |
| a chemical, especially a drug, that limits the effects of a poison: |
| a way of preventing or acting against something bad: |
| a chemical, esp. a drug, that acts against the bad effects of a poison to limit the harm it can do: |
| fig. An antidote is also a way of preventing or acting against something bad: |
| Antidote description |
|---|
|
An antidote is a substance which can counteract a form of poisoning. The term ultimately derives from the Greek () (pharmakon) antidoton, "(medicine) given as a remedy". Antidotes for anticoagulants are often referred to as reversal agents.The antidotes for some particular toxins are manufactured by injecting the toxin into an animal in small doses and extracting the resulting antibodies from the host animals' blood. This results in an antivenom that can be used to counteract poison produced by certain species of snakes, spiders, and other venomous animals. Some animal venoms, especially those produced by arthropods (e.g., certain spiders, scorpions, bees, etc.) are only potentially lethal when they provoke allergic reactions and induce anaphylactic shock; as such, there is no "antidote" for these venoms because it is not a form of poisoning and anaphylactic shock can be treated (e.g., by the use of epinephrine). * Some other toxins have no known antidote. For example, the poison aconit |