Synergism

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-027525",
  "term": "Synergism",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The cooperative action of two or more organisms producing a greater total result than the sum of their independent effects; chemicals or muscles in synergy enhance the effectiveness of one another beyond what an individual could have produced.\n\n2. An interaction of two or more chemicals which results in an effect that is greater than the sum of their effects taken independently.\n\n3. An interaction of two or more chemicals that results in an effect greater than the sum of their separate effects.\n\n4. Cooperative interaction of two or more chemicals or other phenomena producing a greater total effect than the sum of their individual effects.",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "Environmental Issues Terms & Acronyms; Pesticides Glossary",
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "Terms of Environment; EPA 2005b",
    "I-BEAM Glossary of Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/synergism/"
}