antidote
noun/ˈæntiˌdoʊt/
Frequency rank: #10,032 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a substance that counteracts the effects of a poison or disease.
Example sentence
Doctors gave him the right antidote for the snake venom right away.
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