immunifyingadj.

Brit.

/ᵻˈmjuːnᵻfʌɪɪŋ/, U.S.

/ᵻˈmjunəˌfaɪɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: immunify v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < immunify v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier immunizing adj.

Medicine. Now rare or disused.

Producing immunity; = immunizing adj. Also figurative.

ΚΠ

1892 Lancet 24 Sept. 728/2 To ascertain if the solid substance separated from the serum possessed immunifying (immunizzanti) virtues, direct inoculation of the rabid virus was practised on the sciatic nerve of rabbits.

1901 Jrnl. Soc. Chem. Industry 20 746/1 By introducing into the body of an animal a quantity of poisons in excess of the capacity of the thyroid gland to counteract,..an immunifying agent may be caused to be formed in the blood.

1938 S. G. Champion Racial Prov. 247/1 The bread of St. Agatha saves the house from fire. (This proverb springs from the belief held by peasants in the immunifying ritual of carrying bread round the house on St. Agatha's day.)

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	immunifying
释义	immunifyingadj. Brit. /ᵻˈmjuːnᵻfʌɪɪŋ/, U.S. /ᵻˈmjunəˌfaɪɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: immunify v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < immunify v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier immunizing adj. Medicine. Now rare or disused. Producing immunity; = immunizing adj. Also figurative. ΚΠ 1892 Lancet 24 Sept. 728/2 To ascertain if the solid substance separated from the serum possessed immunifying (immunizzanti) virtues, direct inoculation of the rabid virus was practised on the sciatic nerve of rabbits. 1901 Jrnl. Soc. Chem. Industry 20 746/1 By introducing into the body of an animal a quantity of poisons in excess of the capacity of the thyroid gland to counteract,..an immunifying agent may be caused to be formed in the blood. 1938 S. G. Champion Racial Prov. 247/1 The bread of St. Agatha saves the house from fire. (This proverb springs from the belief held by peasants in the immunifying ritual of carrying bread round the house on St. Agatha's day.) This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1892
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