antidote
Remedy for toxins
An antidote is a substance that counteracts a poison or its effects: The doctors administered the antidote just in time.
By extension, antidote describes anything that counteracts something harmful or unwanted: Laughter is the best antidote to despair.
The word implies a specific remedy matched to a specific problem.
Toxin-neutralizing antibody
- antiserumAntibody-rich therapeutic fluid
- antiveninSerum neutralizing toxic bites
- antivenomSerum countering toxic bites
- serumBlood's watery portion
vaccine · neutralizer · antibody · antibiotic · antiviral · immunization · inoculation · injection
Treatment that heals
- panaceaUniversal cure
- elixirMythical healing draught
- remedyCurative treatment or fix
- cure-allSupposed universal remedy
therapy · treatment · tonic · balm · salve · restorative · palliative · healing
Answer or liquid mixture
- escapeFlight from captivity
- reliefEasing of distress
- respiteShort pause from hardship
- counterFlat service surface
answer · corrective · solace · comfort · balm · refuge · buffer · release
Agent that cancels effects
- countermeasureDefense against a threat
- counteragentSubstance opposing another's action
- antagonistOne who opposes another
- inhibitorAgent that slows reactions
blocker · suppressant · corrective · nullifier · preventive · counteraction · offset · negation
antitoxin
Toxin-neutralizing antibody
- antiserumAntibody-rich therapeutic fluid
- antiveninSerum neutralizing toxic bites
- antivenomSerum countering toxic bites
serum · vaccine · neutralizer · antibody · antibiotic · antiviral · immunization · inoculation · injection · infusion
cure
Treatment that heals
cure-all · therapy · treatment · tonic · balm · salve · restorative · palliative · healing · fix
solution
Answer or liquid mixture
counter · answer · corrective · solace · comfort · balm · refuge · buffer · release · outlet
neutralizer
Agent that cancels effects
- countermeasureDefense against a threat
- counteragentSubstance opposing another's action
- antagonistOne who opposes another
inhibitor · blocker · suppressant · corrective · nullifier · preventive · counteraction · offset · negation · reversal
venom
Injected animal poison
neurotoxin · hemotoxin · arsenic · cyanide · botulism · ricin · overdose · envenomation · toxicity · contamination
- potionspotion, elixir, brew, draught, tonic
- toxicologytoxicology, poison, toxin, venom, toxicity
- Antidotesantitoxin, antivenom, antivenoms, antivenin, antiserum
- wuxiamartial artist, swordsman, kung fu, martial arts, qi
- game itemspotion, health potion, mana potion, power-up, extra life
- counteractionscountermeasure, countermove, counterattack, counterblow, counterstrike
antidotepoison
Harmful ingested substance
toxin · venom · pollutant · carcinogen · contaminant
- emergency antidoteUrgent counteracting medication