mithridatism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The practice of gradually ingesting successively greater amounts of a poison in order to build immunity.

mithridatism

From Mithridates (referring to Mithridates VI of Pontus) + -ism.

mithridatization mithridatisation

ceiling effect hormesis microdose tachyphylaxis

mithridatic

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