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opium poppy
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opossum shrimp
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opsonize
op·so·nize [ ópsə nz ] (past and past participle op·so·nized, present participle op·so·niz·ing, 3rd person present singular op·so·niz·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
make susceptible to destruction: to make foreign bodies such as bacteria susceptible to destruction by blood cells by coating them with opsonin

op·so·ni·za·tion [ òpsəni záysh'n ] noun
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