immunoactivating
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/ɪˌmjuːnoʊˈæktɪveɪt/
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/ɪˌmjuːnəʊˈæktɪveɪt/
(immunoactivate)
causing immune activation
Etymology
'immunoactivating' originates from modern English biomedical formation, combining the prefix 'immuno-' (from Latin 'immunis', via Neo-Latin meaning related to immunity) and the verb 'activate' (from Latin 'activare' via French/Latin), where 'immuno-' denotes 'relating to the immune system' and 'activate' means 'to make active'.
'immune' derives from Latin 'immunis' which passed into scientific Neo-Latin and yielded the combining form 'immuno-' in 19th–20th century scientific usage; 'activate' comes from Latin 'activare' (to make active) through Late Latin and French into English; the compound 'immunoactivate' and its participial/adjectival form 'immunoactivating' are 20th/21st-century coinages in biomedical contexts.
Initially 'immunis' meant 'exempt' or 'free' in Latin, but through scientific development the prefix 'immuno-' came to specifically signify 'relating to immunity'; combined with 'activate', the modern term came to mean 'to cause activation of the immune system' or 'causing immune activation'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
present participle or gerund form of 'immunoactivate' (used for continuous tenses or as a verbal adjective).
By immunoactivating antigen-presenting cells, the vaccine boosts overall immunity.
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Adjective 1
causing or enhancing activation of the immune system; promoting immune responses.
The researchers developed an immunoactivating compound that enhances T-cell responses.
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