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Antidote vs Formula - What's the difference?

antidote | formula |

As nouns the difference between antidote and formula

is that antidote is while formula is formula.

antidote

English

Noun

(wikipedia antidote) (en noun)
  • A remedy to counteract the effects of poison (often followed by "against," "for," or "to") .
    • She reached the hospital in time to receive the antidote for the snake venom.
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  • Something that counteracts or prevents something harmful.
    • We need an antidote for this misinformation.

    Related terms

    () * antidotal * antidotic * antidotically

    Verb

    (antidot)
  • To counteract as an antidote.
  • * 2007 , Suzanne C. Lawton, Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman, Asperger syndrome: natural steps toward a better life (page 143)
    • For his part, the patient must avoid some commonplace substances in order to avoid antidoting or stopping the action of the homeopathic remedy

    See also

    * theriac

    References

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    formula

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia formula)
  • (mathematics) Any mathematical rule expressed symbolically.
    • x = \frac {-b \pm \sqrt{b^2 - 4ac}}{2a} is a formula for finding the roots of the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 .
  • (chemistry) A symbolic expression of the structure of a compound.
    • H2O is the formula for water (Dihydrogen monoxide)
  • a plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result
    • The company's winning formula includes excellent service and quality products.
  • A formulation; a prescription; a mixture or solution made in a prescribed manner; the identity and quantities of ingredients of such a mixture.
    • The formula of the rocket fuel has not been revealed.
  • Drink given to babies to substitute for mother's milk.
  • (logic) A syntactic expression of a proposition, built up from quantifiers, logical connectives, variables, relation and operation symbols, and, depending on the type of logic, possibly other operators such as modal, temporal, deontic or epistemic ones.

    • Synonyms

    * (in mathematics) mathematical formula * (in chemistry) chemical formula

    Hyponyms

    * (logic) sentence

    Derived terms

    * (l) * formulate * formulation * Formula One * formula racing * multiformula

    Related terms

    * form * formulaic

    External links

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