OPSONIN


Meaning of OPSONIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈäp-sə-nən ]

noun

Etymology: Latin opsonare to buy provisions, cater (from Greek opsōnein ) + English -in (I) — more at oligopsony

Date: 1903

: any of various proteins (as antibodies or complement) that bind to foreign particles and cells (as bacteria) making them more susceptible to the action of phagocytes

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.