antitoxic

An obsolete adjective meaning counteracting or neutralizing a toxin; rarely used in modern English, having been largely replaced by 'antitoxin' (noun) or 'antidotal'.

• 🇩🇪Veraltetes Adjektiv mit der Bedeutung 'gegen ein Gift wirkend oder es neutralisierend'; im modernen Englisch selten und weitgehend durch 'antitoxin' (Substantiv) oder 'antidotal' ersetzt.

1. Counteracting toxins C1 formal medical

   Having the property of neutralizing or counteracting the effects of a toxin or poison.

   • The antitoxic serum was administered to the patient immediately.
   • Certain plants have antitoxic properties that can help with snake bites.
   • The researchers developed an antitoxic compound to treat the poisoning.

   🇩🇪Gegengift

   Synonyme: antidotalcounteractive

   Antonyme: poisonoustoxicvenomous

• more antitoxic comparative form
• most antitoxic superlative form