antitoxic

1 7.0

To stop or reduce the harm a poison does

adjective
/ˌæntiˈtɑksɪk/

Specialized

: antitóxico

In cases of food poisoning, it is essential to use antitoxic treatments to reduce harmful effects.

Examples

I wouldn't want to pride some Health onto this daily dose of antitoxic "Solyent Green", or whatever it is.

Midnight Stallion (2013)
Antitoxic.

The Road to Wellville (1994)
The doctor prescribed an antitoxic medication to neutralize the effects of the poison.
Antitoxic substances can help the body recover from snake bites.

Synonyms

antidotal

vsantitoxic

Specialized

1 8.4

That stops or reduces the harmful effects of a poison

focuses on actively neutralizing or inhibiting the poison itself

Antonyms

toxic

395 4.0

Containing poison that can cause harm or death

Surface Forms

antitoxic positive

Morphology

antitoxic = toxic (transparent) = anti + toxic

The meaning is directly compositional: 'anti-' means against or counteracting, and 'toxic' refers to poison.

Etymology

Antitoxic combines anti- 'against' and toxic 'poison'. So, antitoxic means 'against poison' and describes something that makes a toxin harmless or stops its effect, like an antidote.