opsonin

Noun

Meaning

an antibody in blood serum that attaches to invading microorganisms and other antigens to make them more susceptible to the action of phagocytes

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

blood leukocyte plasma circulation humor complement serum hemoglobin haemoglobin lifeblood ichor humour antibody antigen erythrocyte
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Hypernyms

antibody

Phrases with the word

immune opsonin

Close letter words and terms

opsoniferous opsonification opsonify opsonisation opsonise opsonist