(n.) 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.
(n.) Whatever tends to prevent mischievous effects, or to counteract evil which something else might produce.
(v. t.) To counteract or prevent the effects of, by giving or taking an antidote.
(v. t.) To fortify or preserve by an antidote.
Example Sentences:
(1) This may result in the unnecessary implementation of antidotal therapy.
(2) These results are in marked contrast to our results with stroma-free methemoglobin solutions (SFMS) which showed SFMS to be a highly effective antidote against four times the LD90 when administered 30 seconds after an intravenous injection of cyanide.
(3) Three esterase inhibitors, phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride, bis-(p-nitrophenyl)-phosphate, and diisopropylfluorophosphate, had no effect on the antidote effectiveness of N-acetylcysteine, although each provided partial protection against acetaminophen poisoning.
(4) Sixteen chelating agents were examined to determine their relative efficacy as antidotes in acute uranyl acetate intoxication in mice after subcutaneous administration.
(5) The terrorists know that if Iraq and Afghanistan survive their assault, come through their travails, seize the opportunity the future offers, then those countries will stand not just as nations liberated from oppression, but as a lesson to humankind everywhere and a profound antidote to the poison of religious extremism.
(6) The implication of the cholinergic system in such intoxications prompted us to study the effect of different combinations of antidotes on the acetylcholine (ACh) synthesizing system in mouse brain in vivo.
(7) Although differences between plasma cyanide levels in the two groups only attained significance 1 h after administering the antidote (0.8 vs. 2.74 mumol .
(8) Since there is no specific antidot against these drugs, therapy of side effects is limited to symptomatic treatment including administration of cholinergic drugs.
(9) Lavage also provides an excellent route for activated charcoal and selected antidotes.
(10) Studies attempting to measure cyanide in the blood of methyl isocyanate-exposed rats, and attempting to affect lethality with a cyanide antidote (sodium nitrite and sodium thiosulfate) gave negative results.
(11) 2-Mercaptosuccinic and ascorbic acids were not effective as antidotes for parenteral vanadium intoxication.
(12) Oxygen, thiosulfate and hydroxycobalamin are probably the best and safest currently available antidotes to manage this difficult setting.
(13) He has been declared "a Shakespearean fool, the only one who can say what others can't" and "an antidote to the proliferation of neo-Nazi movements which took hold of Hungary and Greece".
(14) The best antidotal effect was demonstrated for the combination of atropine and methoxime (tested as therapeutic index or D50 index).
(15) By measuring the methemoglobin formation, the permeabilities of some cyanide antidotes passing through mouse erythrocyte membrane were studied.
(16) This was the first recorded case in which antidotal methemoglobin production was attempted.
(17) Therefore, STS was confirmed to be a powerful antidote against cis-platinum in plasma.
(18) Clinacanthus nutans Burm, a herb reputed in Thailand and Malaysia to be "snakebite antidote" has been tested in vitro and in vivo for antivenin activity.
(19) Recent literature suggests using initial charcoal therapy instead of ipecac as a first-line antidotal agent for many acute poisonings.
(20) A comparison of these results with the predicted relative abilities of the enantiomers to participate in each of the three antidotal mechanisms leads to the conclusion that, under these experimental conditions, the best correlation exists with the cyanide detoxification mechanism.
Treacle
Definition:
(n.) A remedy against poison. See Theriac, 1.
(n.) A sovereign remedy; a cure.
(n.) Molasses; sometimes, specifically, the molasses which drains from the sugar-refining molds, and which is also called sugarhouse molasses.
(n.) A saccharine fluid, consisting of the inspissated juices or decoctions of certain vegetables, as the sap of the birch, sycamore, and the like.
Example Sentences:
(1) For me, Kitson is at his best when ( as the New York Times said of It's Always Right Now) "he seasons the treacle with grit".
(2) For the pani pol filling, cook the golden syrup, palm sugar and spices until the treacle is boiling, and the sugar dissolves – approximately five minutes.
(3) Serves 8–10 For the sweet pastry 110g butter, softened 135g caster sugar 1 tsp baking powder 225g strong flour, plus extra for dusting A pinch of salt 125ml double cream For the filling 225g golden syrup 50g dark treacle 220ml double cream 75g oatmeal or fresh white breadcrumbs 2 eggs, beaten 1 tbsp lemon juice Extra-thick or clotted cream, to serve 1 For the pastry, cream the butter and sugar together.
(4) It wasn't a baked Alaska, a fruit tart, a cream-laden trifle or a steamed treacle sponge.
(5) Miss South ( northsouthfood.com ) Serves 4 1kg beef short ribs For the marinade 4cm piece of root ginger, finely grated 1 tbsp maple syrup, honey or treacle 4 tsp Marmite 1 tbsp kecap manis (Malaysian sweet soy sauce) Juice of 1 lime 1 tbsp Chinese five-spice powder 1 Make your marinade by mixing all the ingredients together in a shallow dish: it should be thick enough to stick to the meat, but not gloopy, so add more lime juice if necessary.
(6) But some 2,000-year-old treacle brown remains made up of recycled scraps of Egyptian papyrus , torn up to encase the reptile, hide hard evidence of a substantial historical cover-up.
(7) Can we talk about Brimstone and Treacle, the vision of a devil ... Ah, Brimstone and Treacle was ... Can I break off for a second?
(8) Traditional Sri Lankan pani pol recipes use a palm treacle base, but Kuruvita insists that golden syrup is a great substitute, and that the alarmingly large quantity still applies: "It may seem like a lot, but it's a very dense liquid."
(9) Everything in PPE is so laboriously slow, it feels like wading through treacle.
(10) Rarely seen in western dress and never in a suit, he is supposed to enjoy a traditional country breakfast of buffalo milk curd and cane sugar treacle.
(11) The warm bath of mutualised treacle that swilled around Westminster at the beginning of the week has turned toxic.
(12) The days when it goes badly are like wading through treacle, but when it goes well it's like surfing a wave.
(13) Honey treacle tart Cook - Ruby Tandoh's honey treacle tart recipe.
(14) 2 Briefly beat the treacle or honey into the buttermilk (or yoghurt) and, using a fork, gradually add this mixture into the flour mix until a soft dough is formed.
(15) Manchester youngsters who answer with a resounding "no" when asked whether their sporting heros eat chocolate, are astonished when shown a video of City defender Micah Richards' fridge, with a small treacle toffee pudding alongside fruit and vegetables, as a treat for when he has worked hard.
(16) Recipe supplied by Helen Graves, helengraves.co.uk Norfolk treacle tart This deeper, lighter version of treacle tart has a subtle hint of lemon.
(17) Nevertheless, it was a place I felt I might go to once and one of these days , to have a silver-domed trolley wheeled to the table – the dome pushed back dramatically to reveal the joint, the beef to be expertly sliced by the carver – and then to think about ordering a treacle sponge.
(18) Meanwhile, make the filling: mix the golden syrup, treacle, double cream, oatmeal and eggs together, then stir in the lemon juice.
(19) Here and there great piles of glistening, treacle-dark sludge have apparently been dredged out.
(20) I fear that our interests are about to be sacrificed.” Previous UN climate change forums, where dreary jargon often pours treacle over any sense of urgency, have been enlivened by entreaties from Pacific island leaders.