English Explanatory Dictionary

cross-resistance

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The tolerance to a usually toxic substance stimulated by former exposure to a structurally similar substance.
  2. The tolerance to the pathogenic effects of a microorganism stimulated by former exposure to a similar infectious agent.

Word forms

cross-resistance cross-resistances crossresistance cross resistance

Etymology

From cross- + resistance.

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