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    IMMUNIZING AGENT

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Any substance or organism that provokes an immune response (produces immunity) when introduced into the bodyplay

    Synonyms:

    immunizing agent; immunogen

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("immunizing agent" is a kind of...):

    antigen (any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates an immune response in the body (especially the production of antibodies))

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "immunizing agent"):

    vaccine; vaccinum (immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies)

    toxin antitoxin (a mixture of toxin and antitoxin used to immunize against a disease)

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