opsonin

opsonin
opsonoid, adj.
/op"seuh nin/, n. Immunol.
a constituent of normal or immune blood serum that makes invading bacteria more susceptible to the destructive action of the phagocytes.
[1900-05; < L opson(ium) victuals ( < Gk opsonía, deriv. of opsoneîn to buy provisions) + -IN2]

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