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syn•er•gist

Pronunciation: (sin'ur-jist, si-nûr'-), [key]
—n.
1. Physiol., Med.a body organ, medicine, etc., that cooperates with another or others to produce or enhance an effect.
2. Chem., Pharm.any admixture to a substance for increasing the effectiveness of one or more of its properties.
3. Theol.a person who holds the doctrine of synergism.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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