"mithridatism" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Mithridates (referring to Mithridates VI of Pontus) + -ism. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Mithridates}} Mithridates, {{suffix|en||ism}} + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} mithridatism (uncountable)
  1. The practice of gradually ingesting successively greater amounts of a poison in order to build immunity. Wikipedia link: mithridatism Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Poisons Synonyms: mithridatization [US, rare], mithridatisation [UK, rare] Derived forms: mithridatic Related terms: hormesis, microdose, tachyphylaxis Translations (the practice of ingesting successively greater amounts of a poison): mithridatisation [feminine] (French), mithridatisme [masculine] (French), mitridatizzazione [feminine] (Italian), mitridatismo (Italian), mitridatización [feminine] (Spanish), mitridatismo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-mithridatism-en-noun-z79uE473 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism

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