The expression âcoffee breakâ was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
IMMUNE
immune
(adjective) (usually followed by âtoâ) not affected by a given influence; âimmune to persuasionâ
immune, resistant
(adjective) relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection)
immune
(adjective) secure against; âimmune from taxation as long as he resided in Bermudaâ; âimmune from criminal prosecutionâ
immune
(adjective) relating to the condition of immunity; âthe immune systemâ
immune
(noun) a person who is immune to a particular infection
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
immune (comparative more immune, superlative most immune)
(usually with "from") Exempt; not subject to.
(medicine, usually with "to") Protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens.
(by extension) Not vulnerable.
(medicine) Of or pertaining to the immune system.
Antonyms
• susceptible
• vulnerable
Noun
immune (plural immunes)
(epidemiology) A person who is not susceptible to infection by a particular disease
Coordinate terms
• infective
• susceptible
Verb
immune (third-person singular simple present immunes, present participle immuning, simple past and past participle immuned)
(rare, transitive) To make immune.
Source: Wiktionary
Im*mune", a. Etym: [L. immunis. See Immunity.]
Definition: Exempt; protected by inoculation.
– Im*mu"nize, v. t.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERTRIGO
(noun) chafing between two skin surfaces that are in contact (as in the armpit or under the breasts or between the thighs)
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