Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Theriac \The"ri*ac\, Theriaca \The*ri"a*ca\, n. [L. theriaca an
   antidote against the bite of serpents, Gr. ?: cf. F.
   th['e]riaque. See {Treacle}.]
   1. (Old Med.) An ancient composition esteemed efficacious
      against the effects of poison; especially, a certain
      compound of sixty-four drugs, prepared, pulverized, and
      reduced by means of honey to an electuary; -- called also
      {theriaca Andromachi}, and {Venice treacle}.

   2. Treacle; molasses. --British Pharm.