immunopotentiation

noun

The accentuation of an immune response by the administration of another substance (an adjuvant).

OriginEnglish potentiation ← Middle French immun ← Latin immūnis →
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Meanings

nounimmunopotentiation (countable and uncountable, plural immunopotentiations)

plural immunopotentiations

  1. countableuncountableimmunologyThe accentuation of an immune response by the administration of another substance (an adjuvant).

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*moy-nós
  3. Proto-Italic*moinos
  4. Latinmūnus
  5. Proto-Indo-European*né
  6. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  7. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  8. Latinin-
  9. Latinin- -is
  10. Latinimmūnis
  11. Middle Frenchimmun
  12. Englishimmune
  13. Englishimmuno-
  14. Englishpotentiation
  15. Englishimmunopotentiation

From immuno- + potentiation.

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APA

immunopotentiation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immunopotentiation

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“immunopotentiation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immunopotentiation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “immunopotentiation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immunopotentiation.

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