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Definition of theriac in English: theriacnoun ˈθɪərɪakˈθɪriˌæk mass nounarchaic An ointment or other medicinal compound used as an antidote to snake venom or other poison. Example sentencesExamples - In the garden, he grew medicinal plants from which he made and distilled different therapeutic tinctures, ointments and so-called theriacs or quack remedies.
- Numerous Islamic writers discussed poisons and particularly theriacs, the antidotes for poisons.
- In some countries, theriacs, which came to be used for a wide range of poisoning prophylaxis and treatment, were made under ceremonial supervision.
- Ibn al-Mubarak devoted, in addition, a section, to theriacs and general antidotes.
- Medieval physicians created even more elaborate theriacs to dose a plague-dreading populace, for whom the possibility of a cure-all didn't seem too wild a notion at all.
- An endless series of powders, theriacs, electuaries, leeches, mixtures and tablets of various types, decoctions, ointments and plasters were discussed and classified.
- Originally formulated to counteract the bites of venomous creatures, theriacs became general antidotes for poisons, venoms or ailments.
- The recipe for theriac varied but usually included vipers' flesh, parts of lizards, honey, plants, and herbs or spices (even ginger, cinnamon, and myrrh).
Origin Late Middle English: from Latin theriaca (see treacle). Definition of theriac in US English: theriacnounˈθɪriˌækˈTHirēˌak archaic An ointment or other medicinal compound used as an antidote to snake venom or other poison. Example sentencesExamples - The recipe for theriac varied but usually included vipers' flesh, parts of lizards, honey, plants, and herbs or spices (even ginger, cinnamon, and myrrh).
- Originally formulated to counteract the bites of venomous creatures, theriacs became general antidotes for poisons, venoms or ailments.
- In the garden, he grew medicinal plants from which he made and distilled different therapeutic tinctures, ointments and so-called theriacs or quack remedies.
- Numerous Islamic writers discussed poisons and particularly theriacs, the antidotes for poisons.
- In some countries, theriacs, which came to be used for a wide range of poisoning prophylaxis and treatment, were made under ceremonial supervision.
- Ibn al-Mubarak devoted, in addition, a section, to theriacs and general antidotes.
- An endless series of powders, theriacs, electuaries, leeches, mixtures and tablets of various types, decoctions, ointments and plasters were discussed and classified.
- Medieval physicians created even more elaborate theriacs to dose a plague-dreading populace, for whom the possibility of a cure-all didn't seem too wild a notion at all.
Origin Late Middle English: from Latin theriaca (see treacle). |