mithridatisation
English
Noun
mithridatisation (uncountable)
- (rare) Alternative spelling of mithridatization
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
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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.