theriac in Arabic
تِرْيَاق tiryāq
UK/ˈθɪərɪak/US/ˈθɪriˌæk/
theriac in Arabic: تِرْيَاق (tiryāq). In English, theriac means a universal antidote against all poisons, particularly medicines considered to derive from a recipe of the Roman physician Andromachus and representing an improvement on mithridate.
Arabic words for theriac
- a supposed universal antidote, distinguished from mithridate
- تِرْيَاق tiryāq
English meaning of theriac
- noun A universal antidote against all poisons, particularly medicines considered to derive from a recipe of the Roman physician Andromachus and representing an improvement on mithridate.
- noun A hyponym of panacea.
- noun Synonym of antidote, particularly (pseudoscience) those incorporating snakemeat to cure snakebite.
- noun Synonym of molasses.
theriac in a sentence
- Theriac was essentially homeopathic in its supposed function, being an improvement on mithridate by virtue of containing more poisons.
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Questions about theriac in Arabic
- What is the meaning of theriac in Arabic?
- Theriac in Arabic is تِرْيَاق (tiryāq).
- ما معنى كلمة theriac؟
- Theriac: تِرْيَاق (tiryāq).
- What does theriac mean in English?
- Theriac means a universal antidote against all poisons, particularly medicines considered to derive from a recipe of the Roman physician Andromachus and representing an improvement on mithridate.
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