"opsonize" meaning in English

See opsonize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: opsonizes [present, singular, third-person], opsonizing [participle, present], opsonized [participle, past], opsonized [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} opsonize (third-person singular simple present opsonizes, present participle opsonizing, simple past and past participle opsonized)
  1. (transitive) To make (bacteria or other cells) more susceptible to the action of phagocytes by use of opsonins. Tags: transitive Synonyms: opsonify Translations (Translations): opsonitzar (Catalan), opsonizar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-opsonize-en-verb-iDQMuvXj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 57 43
  2. (intransitive) To become more susceptible to the action of phagocytes by use of opsonins. Tags: intransitive Synonyms: opsonify
    Sense id: en-opsonize-en-verb-3WXi5XWn

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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