IMMUNIZING AGENT Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase immunizing agent. (close relations)
Definition of IMMUNIZING AGENT
immunize
Best Alternative Words for IMMUNIZING AGENT
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immunogen | nounn | |||||||
noun • any substance or organism that provokes an immune response (produces immunity) when introduced into the body | ||||||||
booster | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who backs a politician or a team etc. • someone who is an active supporter and advocate • a thief who steals goods that are in a store • an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal • the first stage of a multistage rocket • an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective | ||||||||
immunization | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of making immune (especially by inoculation) | ||||||||
inoculum | nounn | |||||||
noun • a substance (a virus or toxin or immune serum) that is introduced into the body to produce or increase immunity to a particular disease | ||||||||
preventive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • tending to prevent or hinder noun • remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease • any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome • an agent or device intended to prevent conception adjective satellite • preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease | ||||||||
shot | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of firing a projectile • a solid missile discharged from a firearm • (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand • a chance to do something • a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot) • a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film • the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe • a small drink of liquor • an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect • an estimate based on little or no information • an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera • sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put • an explosive charge used in blasting • a blow hard enough to cause injury • an attempt to score in a game • informal words for any attempt or effort • the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination • throwing the basketball toward the hoop adjective satellite • varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles | ||||||||
toxoid | nounn | |||||||
noun • a bacterial toxin that has been weakened until it is no longer toxic but is strong enough to induce the formation of antibodies and immunity to the specific disease caused by the toxin | ||||||||
vaccine | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies |