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PRONUNCIATION OF AMOEBOCYTE

amoebocyte  [əˈmiːbəˌsaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AMOEBOCYTE

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Amoebocyte is a noun.
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WHAT DOES AMOEBOCYTE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Amebocyte

An amebocyte or amoebocyte is a mobile cell in the body of invertebrates such as echinoderms, mollusks or sponges. They move by pseudopodia. Similarly to some of the white blood cells of vertebrates, in many species amebocytes are found in the blood or body fluid and play a role in the defense of the organism against pathogens. Depending on the species, it may also digest and distribute food, dispose of wastes, form skeletal fibers, fight infections, and change into other cell types. Limulus amebocyte lysate, an aequous extract of amebocytes from the horseshoe crab, is commonly used in a test to detect bacterial endotoxins. In sponges, amebocytes or archaeocytes are cells found in the mesohyl that can transform into any of the animal's more specialized cell types. In old literature, the term amebocyte is sometimes used as a synonym of phagocyte.

Definition of amoebocyte in the English dictionary

The definition of amoebocyte in the dictionary is any cell having properties similar to an amoeba, such as shape, mobility, and ability to engulf particles.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AMOEBOCYTE


amebocyte
əˈmiːbəˌsaɪt
anorthosite
ænˈɔːθəˌsaɪt
anthracite
ˈænθrəˌsaɪt
cerussite
ˈsɪərəˌsaɪt
chalcocite
ˈkælkəˌsaɪt
ectoparasite
ˌɛktəʊˈpærəˌsaɪt
granulocyte
ˈɡrænjʊləˌsaɪt
hepatocyte
hɪˈpætəˌsaɪt
histiocyte
ˈhɪstɪəˌsaɪt
kamacite
ˈkæməˌsaɪt
leucocyte
ˈluːkəˌsaɪt
leukocyte
ˈluːkəˌsaɪt
marcasite
ˈmɑːkəˌsaɪt
megakaryocyte
ˌmɛɡəˈkærɪəˌsaɪt
oocyte
ˈəʊəˌsaɪt
oversight
ˈəʊvəˌsaɪt
parasite
ˈpærəˌsaɪt
phagocyte
ˈfæɡəˌsaɪt
reticulocyte
rɪˈtɪkjʊləˌsaɪt
thrombocyte
ˈθrɒmbəˌsaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AMOEBOCYTE

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WORDS THAT END LIKE AMOEBOCYTE

adipocyte
astrocyte
athrocyte
auxocyte
B-lymphocyte
erythrocyte
fibrocyte
gametocyte
hemocyte
lipocyte
lymphocyte
macrocyte
melanocyte
monocyte
myelocyte
myxocyte
oligodendrocyte
osteocyte
spermatocyte
T-lymphocyte
thymocyte

Synonyms and antonyms of amoebocyte in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «amoebocyte» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AMOEBOCYTE

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Translator English - Chinese

变形细胞
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amoebocyte
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amoebocyte
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Translator English - Hindi

amoebocyte
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ar

Translator English - Arabic

amoebocyte
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Translator English - Russian

амебоцит
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Amoebocyte
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Translator English - Bengali

amoebocyte
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amoebocyte
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Translator English - Malay

Amoebosen
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Translator English - German

Amöbozyt-
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Translator English - Japanese

変形細胞
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Translator English - Korean

amoebocyte
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Translator English - Javanese

Amoebocyte
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vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

amoebocyte
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Translator English - Tamil

amoebocyte
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Translator English - Marathi

अमीबोसाइट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

amoebosit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

amoebocyte
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

amoebocyte
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Translator English - Ukrainian

амебоціт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

amoebocyte
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

amoebocyte
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Translator English - Afrikaans

amoebocyte
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Translator English - Swedish

amöbocyt
10 millions of speakers
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amoebocyte
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Trends of use of amoebocyte

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AMOEBOCYTE»

The term «amoebocyte» is used very little and occupies the 157.312 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AMOEBOCYTE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about amoebocyte

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AMOEBOCYTE»

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Clinical Applications of the Limulus Amoebocyte Lysate Test
The primary focus of this book is to present the various clinical applications of the Limulus amoebocyte lysate (LAL) test for the detection of Gram-negative bacterial endotoxins.
Richard B. Prior, 1990
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Evolution of Immune Reactions
Category (alternative names) Phagocytic amoebocyte (phagocytic leucocyte, peta- loid leucocyte, amoeboid phagocyte, bladder amoebocyte, filiform amoebocyte, transitional amoebocyte, small spherical corpuscle, leucocyte, amoebocyte) ...
Petr Sima, Vaclav Vetvicka, 1990
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The Direct Detection of Microorganisms in Clinical Samples
21 Current Uses of the Limulus Amoebocyte Lysate Test JAMES H. JORGENSEN Department of Pathology The University of Texas Health Sciences Center San Antonio, Texas I. Background and Mechanism of the Limulus Amoebocyte Lysate  ...
J. Donald Coonrod, 1983
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Agricultural Biotechnology
R. B. Prior, Bacterial endotoxin detection by the Limulus amoebocyte lysate test, Antigen Detection to Diagnose Bacterial Infections, vol. 2 (R. B. Kohler, ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton FL, 1986. 5. F. B. Bang, A bacterial disease of Limulus ...
Arie Altman, 1997
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Safety Analysis of Foods of Animal Origin
Based on this difference a Limulus amoebocyte lysate (LAL) assay method that targets LPS has been developed. LPS contains an endotoxin that activates a proteolytic enzyme found in the blood cells (amoebocytes) of the horseshoe crab  ...
Leo M.L. Nollet, Fidel Toldra, 2010
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Echinoderm Research 1991
A. Relative unity of DOPA-oxydase activity measured in unactivated, trypsin- activated and PTU-treated cell lysate from enriched amoebocyte (pop A) and spherulocyte (pop C) populations. B. Electrophoretic pattern of cell lysate supernatant ...
L. Scalera-Liaci, 1992
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The Mollusca: Physiology
Enumerated successive stages of intracellular digestion of senescent zooxanthellae by amoebocytes lying within the interdiverticular spaces of the digestive gland of Tridacna gigas: (l) amoebocyte lysosomes burst their contents into vacuole ...
‎1983
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Handbook of Indices of Food Quality and Authenticity
4.8.2.2 Endotoxins by the Limulus amoebocyte lysate test The use of the Limulus amoebocyte lysate (LAL) test to detect bacterial endotoxins was first suggested by Levin and Bang who observed that infection of the horseshoe crab (Limulus ...
Rekha Singhal, Pushpa R. Kulkarni, Dinanath V. Rege, 1997
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Advances in Marine Biology
(b) Amoeboid cells Recent work suggests that there may be several types of amoebocytes which are either phago- or trophocytic. (i) Phagocytes. The hyaline or agranular amoebocyte is phagocytic, may form clusters, and may contain various ...
J. H. S. Blaxter, Alan J. Southward, 1992
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Sensitivity of Mangrove Ecosystem to Changing Climate
substance, Carcinoscorpius amoebocyte lysate (CAL), from its blue blood ( Chatterji and Abidi 1993). This reagent is highly sensitive and useful for the rapid and accurate assay of gram-negative bacteria, even if present in a very minute ...
Abhijit Mitra, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AMOEBOCYTE»

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After detecting the lipopolysaccharides (LPS) content with the chromogenic limulus amoebocyte lysate assay (Associates of Cape Cod, USA), ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jun 15»
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Rutgers lab churning out baby horseshoe crabs
A property in the crabs' blood called limulus amoebocyte lysate is coveted by the pharmaceutical industry, which uses it to test for ... «Asbury Park Press, Sep 14»
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Horseshoe Crabs' Blood Saves Lives
This accounts for their blood's clotting agent, Limulus Amoebocyte Lysate, which is not readily found in other species on Earth. This clotting ... «The Inquisitr, Sep 14»
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Fisheries experts hope to see a rebound in horseshoe crabs in …
... mortality rate of 13 to 15 percent. With blood in hand, the biomedical industry extracts a product called Limulus Amoebocyte Lysate. Print. «Delmarva Daily Times, Apr 14»
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Beachgoers asked to watch for frisky horseshoe crabs
•The copper-based blue blood of horseshoe crabs contains an important chemical, Limulus Amoebocyte Lysate, used to test the sterility of ... «Orlando Sentinel, Mar 13»
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T2 Biosystems Presents Data on Novel Method for Endotoxin …
The Limulus Amoebocyte Lysate (LAL) reagent is widely used for its ability to form a gel in the presence of endotoxin, resulting in a highly ... «Business Wire, Jun 12»
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Sponges: The Original Animal House
The egg itself was formed when either a choanocyte or an amoebocyte engulfed special "nurse" cells to form a yolk. Sperm-bearing amoeboid ... «Scientific American, Nov 11»
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How the blood of the horseshoe crab helps keep you alive
In the 50s, scientists discovered that LAL (Limulus amoebocyte lysate), a clotting agent found in the critter's blue blood, binds to fungi and ... «Wired.co.uk, Jul 11»
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Horseshoe Crabs Are Saving Your Life
Specifically, it's the Limulus amoebocyte lysate present in their blood that does the deed. Charles River and five other FDA-licensed companies ... «Gizmodo Australia, Jun 11»
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Would a horseshoe crab harvest ban save the red knot?
Horseshoe crab blood is used to produce limulus amoebocyte lysate, which is used to detect human pathogens. The crabs are released back ... «Baltimore Sun, Jun 11»

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