— theriacal , adj.
/thear"ee ak'/ , n.
1. molasses; treacle.
2. a paste formerly used as an antidote to poison, esp. snake venom, made from 60 or 70 different drugs pulverized and mixed with honey.
Also, theriaca /theuh ruy"euh keuh/ .
[ bef. 1000; theriaca antidote to poison theriaké, fem. of theriakós, equiv. to therí ( on ) wild beast + -akos -AC; r. ME tiriake, OE tyriaca ]