antidotal
Having counteracting properties
Antidotal means serving as or relating to an antidote—something that counteracts poison, disease, or other harmful effects.
The word appears in medical contexts antidotal therapy for overdose but also figuratively: Her humor was antidotal to the meeting's tension.
Less common than "antidote" used attributively.
Serum countering toxic bites
- antitoxinToxin-neutralizing antibody
- antiserumAntibody-rich therapeutic fluid
- counteragentSubstance opposing another's action
- neutralizerAgent that cancels effects
remedy · cure · corrective · restorative · palliative · panacea · specific · elixir
Protected from harm
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- safeguardPrecaution against harm
- defenseProtection against harm
- prophylaxisPreventive medical treatment
prevention · inoculation · immunization · shielding · buffer · fortification · preemptive · warding
Removing harmful substances internally
- counteractionNeutralizing opposing effort
- negationDenial or cancellation
- nullificationFormal cancellation of validity
- inactivationCausing to cease function
deactivation · chelation · binding · sequestration · antagonism · blocking · inhibition · reversal
antivenom
Serum countering toxic bites
- antitoxinToxin-neutralizing antibody
- antiserumAntibody-rich therapeutic fluid
- counteragentSubstance opposing another's action
neutralizer · remedy · cure · corrective · restorative · palliative · panacea · specific · elixir · bezoar
immunity
Protected from harm
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- safeguardPrecaution against harm
- defenseProtection against harm
prophylaxis · prevention · inoculation · immunization · shielding · buffer · fortification · preemptive · warding · deterrent
detoxification
Removing harmful substances internally
- counteractionNeutralizing opposing effort
- negationDenial or cancellation
- nullificationFormal cancellation of validity
inactivation · deactivation · chelation · binding · sequestration · antagonism · blocking · inhibition · reversal · cancellation
antidotalexacerbating
Making something worse
aggravating · destructive · worsening · counterproductive · detrimental
- emergency antidoteUrgent counteracting medication