Dictionary
tol•er•ant
Pronunciation: (tol'ur-unt), [key]—
adj.
1. inclined or disposed to tolerate; showing tolerance; forbearing:
tolerant of errors.
2. favoring toleration:
a tolerant church.
3. Med., Immunol.
a. able to endure or resist the action of a drug, poison, etc.
b. lacking or exhibiting low levels of immune response to a normally immunogenic substance.
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