Definition
1 : a mixture of many drugs and honey formerly held to be an antidote to poison2 : a remedy for all ills : cure-all, panacea
Examples
"Town authorities tried to monitor the manufacture and supply of theriac to ensure that the citizens were not hoodwinked...." — Philip Ball, The Devil's Doctor, 2006"Together, the physicians produced a costly theriac based on an old recipe attributed to Andromachus, the personal physician to Nero." — John Jaie Palmero, The Journey Alone, 2013
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