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Noun: potentiation  pu,ten-shee'ey-shun
  1. (medicine) the synergistic effect of two drugs given simultaneously
    "The potentiation of the painkillers allowed for a lower dosage of each"

Derived forms: potentiations

Type of: synergism, synergy

Encyclopedia: Potentiation