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opsonize
op·so·nize
[
ópsə nz
]
(
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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op·so·ni·za·tion [ òpsəni záysh'n ] noun
