mithridatisation
English
Etymology
From mithridatise + -ation, in reference to Mithridates VI of Pontus.
Noun
mithridatisation (uncountable)
- (UK, rare) Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of mithridatization.
French
Etymology
From mithridatiser + -ation.
Pronunciation
Noun
mithridatisation f (plural mithridatisations)
- mithridatism; slow immunization (to a toxin) by repeated ingestion of increasing doses
- (figuratively, literary) desensitization (to a thing) by repeated exposure
References
- “mithridatisation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Further reading
- “mithridatisation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
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