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immunizing agent vs vaccine

vaccine vs immunizing agent

immunizing agent and vaccine both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
immunizing agent Yes No No No
vaccine Yes No No No
As nouns, vaccine is a hyponym of immunizing agent; that is, vaccine is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than immunizing agent:
  • immunizing agent: any substance or organism that provokes an immune response (produces immunity) when introduced into the body
  • vaccine: immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies
Other hyponyms of immunizing agent include vaccinum, toxin antitoxin.
immunizing agent (noun) vaccine (noun)
any substance or organism that provokes an immune response (produces immunity) when introduced into the body immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies
Difference between immunizing agent and vaccine

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