antitoxic

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

• 🇫🇷Adjectif désuet signifiant qui agit contre un toxine ou le neutralise ; rare en anglais moderne, largement remplacé par 'antitoxine' (nom) ou 'antidotal'.

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.

   🇫🇷antitoxique

   Synonymes: antidotalcounteractive

   Antonymes: poisonoustoxicvenomous

• more antitoxic comparative form
• most antitoxic superlative form