Found 2 items, similar to Mithridates.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Mithridates Mithridates n : ancient king of Pontus who expanded his kingdom by defeating the Romans but was later driven out by Pompey (132-63 BC) [syn: Mithridates VI, Mithridates the Great]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Mithridate Mithridate \Mith"ri*date\, n. (Med.) An antidote against poison, or a composition in form of an electuary, supposed to serve either as a remedy or a preservative against poison; an alexipharmic; -- so called from King Mithridates, its reputed inventor. [1913 Webster] [Love is] a drop of the true elixir; no mithridate so effectual against the infection of vice. --Southey. [1913 Webster]