Antidote: alternatives and connections

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Antidote

A remedy to counteract the effects of poison, or of anything noxious taken into the stomach; -- used with against, for, or to; as, an antidote against, for, or to, poison.

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Atropine 76% connected

A poisonous, white, crystallizable alkaloid, extracted from the Atropa belladonna, or deadly nightshade, and the Datura Stramonium, or thorn apple. I…

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Curative 76% connected

Relating to, or employed in, the cure of diseases; tending to cure.

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Cure 76% connected

Care, heed, or attention.

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Remedy 76% connected

That which relieves or cures a disease; any medicine or application which puts an end to disease and restores health; -- with for; as, a remedy for t…

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Therapeutic 76% connected

Alt. of Therapeutical

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