plural of mithridate

(historical) a male given name popularized in Achaemenid and post-Achaemenid Persia / (historical) Name of several kings in the Mithridatid dynasty of Pontus and the Arsacid dynasty of Parthia.

(historical medicine) Any of various historical medicines—typically an electuary compounded with various poisons—believed to derive from Mithridates VI and to serve as a universal antidote.

(historical medicine, obsolete) Synonym of mithridate.