antidot

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noun

A small, circular region of opposite charge or magnetization, especially one that is part of a semiconductor device

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Meanings

antidot1

nounantidot (plural antidots)

plural antidots

  1. quantum mechanicsA small, circular region of opposite charge or magnetization, especially one that is part of a semiconductor device

antidot2

nounantidot (plural antidots)

plural antidots

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of antidote.

    The Cantharides have some part in them, which by a contrarietie of nature serveth as an antidot or counterpoison against their poison[…].

    1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 5, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC

Origin

From anti- + dot.

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Translations

Portuguese antiponto
  • antipontoa small, circular region of opposite charge or magnetization
Cite this entry
APA

antidot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antidot

MLA

“antidot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antidot. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antidot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antidot.

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