OPSONIZE

opsonize

(verb) make (cells) more susceptible to the action of phagocytes

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

opsonize (third-person singular simple present opsonizes, present participle opsonizing, simple past and past participle opsonized)

(transitive) To make (bacteria or other cells) more susceptible to the action of phagocytes by use of opsonins.

Anagrams

• epizoons, epizoöns

Source: Wiktionary



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2 April 2025

COVERT

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


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