Phagostimulant

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any substance that stimulates feeding in insects and other arthropods.
  2. 2
    Any material that stimulates the production of phagocytes.

    "The infectious meal was prepared with fresh washed bovine red cells, viral supernatant (1:2) and adenosine triphosphate at 5 mM as phagostimulant."

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"The infectious meal was prepared with fresh washed bovine red cells, viral supernatant (1:2) and adenosine triphosphate at 5 mM as phagostimulant."

Etymology

From phago- + stimulant.

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