WordofTheDay.US

immunization

noun

Coined: a coined word, by Albert Calmette Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about immunization at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. The act of making immune (especially by inoculation).

Origin

From French immunisation. Coined by Albert Calmette. Equivalent to immunize + -ation or immune + -ization.

From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)