Opsonic

//ɒpˈsɒnɪk// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to, produced by, or involving opsonin. not-comparable

Etymology

Formed as opsōn- (the present stem of the Classical Latin obsōnō, opsōnō (“I purchase provisions, I cater”) + the English -ic; compare the contemporary English opsonin and the slightly later French opsonique.

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