Bezoar

Definition:

  • (n.) A calculous concretion found in the intestines of certain ruminant animals (as the wild goat, the gazelle, and the Peruvian llama) formerly regarded as an unfailing antidote for poison, and a certain remedy for eruptive, pestilential, or putrid diseases. Hence: Any antidote or panacea.

Compare bezoar with other words:

bezoar vs. bezoardic

bezoar vs. hippolith

bezoar vs. enterolith

bezoar vs. intestine