opsonize

especially British, op·so·nise

[op-suh-nahyz]

verb (used with object)

Immunology.

opsonized, opsonizing 

1. to increase the susceptibility of (bacteria) to ingestion by phagocytes.

opsonize

/ ˈɒpsəˌnaɪz, ɒpˈsɒnɪˌfaɪ /

verb

1. (tr) to subject (bacteria) to the action of opsonins

Other Word Forms

• opsonization noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of opsonize¹

opson(in) + -ize

Example Sentences

I am not now attempting to enumerate the well-recognised odours of animals such as are extracted from them by man in order to "opsonize" himself, but am pointing to the more obscure cases.

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