antidotal

Variant of antidote

antidote definition

anti·dote (an′tə dōt′)

noun

  1. a remedy to counteract a poison
  2. anything that works against an evil or unwanted condition

Etymology: ME & OFr antidote < L antidotum < Gr antidoton < anti-, against + dotos, given < didonai, to give: see date

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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