habituation

Noun
Synonyms: addictiondependencedependancedependency

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)Synonyms: addictiondependencedependancedependency
  2. a general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Habituation \Ha*bit`u*a"tion\ (h[.a]*b[i^]t"[-u]*[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F. habituation.] The act of habituating, or accustoming; the state of being habituated. [1913 Webster]
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