mithridatism

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Etymology

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

Noun

mithridatism (uncountable)

  1. The practice of gradually ingesting successively greater amounts of a poison in order to build immunity. [1851]

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