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theriacanoun
theriac
Webster Dictionary
Theriacanoun
an ancient composition esteemed efficacious against the effects of poison; especially, a certain compound of sixty-four drugs, prepared, pulverized, and reduced by means of honey to an electuary; -- called also theriaca Andromachi, and Venice treacle
Theriacanoun
treacle; molasses
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Theriaca
The Theriaca is the longest surviving work of the 2nd-century BC Greek poet Nicander of Colophon. It is a 958-line hexameter poem describing the nature of venomous creatures, including snakes, spiders, and scorpions, and the wounds that they inflict. Nicander also wrote the companion work Alexipharmaca, which explored other poisons and venoms.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Theriaca
thē-rī′a-ka, n. one of the various preparations of opium: a medicine in the form of an electuary, supposed to be an antidote to snakebites, &c.—also Thē′riac.—adjs. Thē′riac, -al, Thē′rial, medicinal. [L.,—Gr. thēriakē—thērion, a wild beast.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of theriaca in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of theriaca in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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