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opsonophagocytic

opsonophagocytic adjective: related to opsonophagocytosis.

Adjective

opsonophagocytic (not comparable)

  1. Related to opsonophagocytosis
    • Mice were immunised with six individual immunodominant epitope-protein vaccine candidates and the resulting antisera tested for functional activity by in vitro opsonophagocytic killing assay (OPK).2015 July 23, Zhuo Zhao et al., “Multiple B-cell epitope vaccine induces a Staphylococcus enterotoxin B-specific IgG1 protective response against MRSA infection”, in Scientific Reports, volume 5, →DOI

Origin of opsonophagocytic

From opsono- + phagocytic.

Questions about opsonophagocytic

What does opsonophagocytic mean?
Opsonophagocytic means related to opsonophagocytosis.
What part of speech is opsonophagocytic?
Opsonophagocytic is an adjective.

Words near opsonophagocytic in the dictionary

  1. opsonized
  2. opsonizes
  3. opsonizing
  4. opsono-
  5. opsonoid
  6. opsonophagocytic
  7. opsonophagocytis
  8. opsonophagocytosed
  9. opsonophagocytoses
  10. opsonophagocytosis
  11. opsonophagocytotic

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