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potentiating

Variant of potentiate

transitive verb potentiated, potentiating

to increase or multiply (the effect of a drug or toxin) by the preceding or simultaneous administration of another drug or toxin

Origin: < L potentia, potency + -ate, infl. by Ger potenziren < potenz < L potentia

Related Forms:

potentiator noun
potentiation noun

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