synergistic

Variant of synergism

synergism definition

syn·er·gism (sin′ər jiz′əm)

noun

  1. the simultaneous action of separate agencies which, together, have greater total effect than the sum of their individual effects: said esp. of drugs
  2. the combined or correlated action of different organs or parts of the body, as of muscles working together

Etymology: ModL synergismus < Gr synergos, working together: see synergy

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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