Webster's 1828 Dictionary
MITHRIDATE
n.In pharmacy, an antidote against poison, or a composition in form of an electuary, supposed to serve either as a remedy or a preservative against poison. It takes its name from Mithridates, king of Pontus, the inventor.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
MITHRIDATE
MITHRIDATE Mith "ri *date, n. (Med. )
Defn: An antidote against poison, or a composition in form of an electuary, supposed to serve either as a remedy or a preservative against poison; an alexipharmic; -- so called from King Mithridates, its reputed inventor. [Love is ] a drop of the true elixir; no mithridate so effectual against the infection of vice. Southey.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Mithridates VI
Mith ri da tes VI |ˌmiTHrəˈdātēz ˌmɪθrəˈdeɪdiz ˈsɪksθ |(also Mithradates VI ) ( c. 132 –63 bc ), king of Pontus 120 –163; known as Mithridates the Great. His expansionist policies led to three wars with Rome (88 –85, 83 –82, and 74 –66 ). He was finally defeated by Pompey.
Oxford Dictionary
Mithridates VI
Mithridates VI |ˌmɪθrɪˈdeɪtiːz |(also Mithradates VI ) ( c. 132 –63 bc ), king of Pontus 120 –63; known as Mithridates the Great. His expansionist policies led to three wars with Rome (88 –5; 83 –2; 74 –66 ). He was finally defeated by Pompey.
Duden Dictionary
Mithridates
Mi th ri da tes , Mi thri da tes Eigenname |Mithrid a tes |König von Pontus
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