Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antipoison

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-tipoi-son
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An antidote for a poison.

Example Sentences

"In venemous natures something may be amiable: poisons afford antipoisons: nothing is totally, or altogether uselessly bad."
"1849, Golding Bird, “Lectures on Materia Medica,” Lecture III, “The Materia Medica of the 17th Century” in Medical Times, Volume 19, 2 June, 1849, p. 617, In consideration of the high value attached to some of the bezoars, it was very common for them to be adulterated—some good—some bad imitations,—for instance, the goa antipoison, the prescription for which in the first Pharmacopœia was—Hyacinth, jasper, sapphire, and topaz."

Etymology

From anti- + poison.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anti

Inflected Forms

antipoisons (plural)

Questions

What does antipoison mean?: An antidote for a poison.
Where does antipoison come from?: From anti- + poison.

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