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Created page with "==English== {{Wikipedia}} ===Etymology=== From [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mithridates Mithridates], referring to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithridates_VI_of_Pontus Mithridates VI of Pontus], + the suffix ''-ism''. ===Noun=== '''mithridatism''' (uncountable) # The practice of gradually ingesting successively greater amounts of a poison in order to build immunity. (attested 1851) #: ''Example:'' Some argue that vaccines are a form of '''mithridatism'''; this i..." |
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Revision as of 01:25, 16 March 2026
English
Etymology
From Mithridates, referring to Mithridates VI of Pontus, + the suffix -ism.
Noun
mithridatism (uncountable)
- The practice of gradually ingesting successively greater amounts of a poison in order to build immunity. (attested 1851)
- Example: Some argue that vaccines are a form of mithridatism; this is generally considered incorrect.
MoribundMurdoch's Usage
- Natto + childhood mithridatism = 🤗
- Natto + paucity of childhood mithridatism = 🤢
Synonyms
- mithridatization (rare, US)
- mithridatisation (rare, UK)