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vaccine vs immunizing agent

immunizing agent vs vaccine

vaccine and immunizing agent both are nouns.

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

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