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Theriaca
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) Treacle; molasses.
(2):
(n.) 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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Theriaca'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/t/theriaca.html. 1828.