1. A person who has been immunized against poison by gradually increasing doses; someone resistant to poison through habituation.
Usage: Often capitalized when referring to Mithridates VI, the ancient Pontic king; lowercase when used as a common noun for the concept.; Literary or formal usage; not common in everyday speech.
2. An antidote or universal remedy, especially one believed to protect against all poisons.
Usage: Archaic or historical usage.; Often capitalized as 'Mithridaticum' in historical medical texts.

Examples

• The legend of Mithridates inspired medieval alchemists to search for universal antidotes.
• In the novel, the protagonist becomes a mithridates through years of exposure to small amounts of toxin.
• Ancient physicians believed a mithridates could protect against assassination by poison.
• The concept of mithridatism—building immunity through gradual exposure—derives from Mithridates VI.
• Some scholars debate whether true mithridates immunity is physiologically possible in humans.