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Meaning of "opsonin" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD OPSONIN

From Greek opsōnion victuals.
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PRONUNCIATION OF OPSONIN

opsonin  [ˈɒpsənɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OPSONIN

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Opsonin is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OPSONIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Opsonin

An opsonin, is any molecule that enhances phagocytosis by marking an antigen for an immune response. However, the term is usually used in reference to molecules that act as a binding enhancer for the process of phagocytosis, especially antibodies, which coat the negatively charged molecules on the membrane. Molecules that activate the complement system are also considered opsonins. Phagocytic cells do not have an Fc receptor for IgM, making IgM ineffective in assisting phagocytosis. However, IgM is extremely efficient at activating complement and is, therefore, considered an opsonin. Opsonins can also refer to molecules that target a cell for destruction through the action of natural killer cells.

Definition of opsonin in the English dictionary

The definition of opsonin in the dictionary is a constituent of blood serum that renders invading bacteria more susceptible to ingestion by phagocytes in the serum.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OPSONIN


adenine
ˈædənɪn
alanin
ˈælənɪn
anthocyanin
ˌænθəʊˈsaɪənɪn
betacyanin
ˌbiːtəˈsaɪənɪn
cyanin
ˈsaɪənɪn
eumelanin
juːˈmelənɪn
glutenin
ˈɡluːtənɪn
haemocyanin
ˌhiːməʊˈsaɪənɪn
hemocyanin
ˌhiːməʊˈsaɪənɪn
Manganin
ˈmæŋɡənɪn
melanin
ˈmɛlənɪn
phycocyanin
ˌfaɪkəˈsaɪənɪn
plastocyanin
ˌplæstəʊˈsaɪənɪn
safranin
ˈsæfrənɪn
safranine
ˈsæfrənɪn
santonin
ˈsæntənɪn
saponin
ˈsæpənɪn
syntonin
ˈsɪntənɪn
thionin
ˈθaɪənɪn
troponin
ˈtræʊpənɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OPSONIN

ops.
opsimath
opsimathy
opsin
opsiometer
opsomania
opsomaniac
opsonic
opsonic index
opsonification
opsonify
opsonisation
opsonise
opsonium
opsonization
opsonize
opt
opt in
opt out
opt-out

WORDS THAT END LIKE OPSONIN

agglutinin
artemisinin
Benin
bradykinin
calcitonin
cholecystokinin
conin
Cronin
digitonin
Esenin
hemagglutinin
Lenin
lignin
meconin
melatonin
renin
ronin
serotonin
tannin
thyrocalcitonin

Synonyms and antonyms of opsonin in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «opsonin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OPSONIN

Find out the translation of opsonin to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of opsonin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «opsonin» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

调理素
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

opsonina
570 millions of speakers

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opsonin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

opsonin
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طاهية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

опсонин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

opsonina
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অপসোনিন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

opsonine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Opsonin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Opsonin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オプソニン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

opsonin
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Opsonin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

opsonin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

opsonin
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ऑप्सनिन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

opsonin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

opsonina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

opsonina
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

опсонін
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

opsonin
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

οπσονίνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

opsonin
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

opsonin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

opsonin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of opsonin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OPSONIN»

The term «opsonin» is normally little used and occupies the 127.254 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OPSONIN» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OPSONIN»

Discover the use of opsonin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to opsonin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Essentials of Immunology and Serology
Immune complexes onto which C3b or C4b has deposited can be targeted by phagocytes and then eliminated by opsonin mediated phagocytosis. Alternatively , the immune complexes can be targeted by red blood cells that also express CR1, ...
Jacqueline Stanley, 2002
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Proceedings of the Royal Society of London: Containing ...
It is quite possible that the same substances may act at the same time as agglutinin and as opsonin, and that one of these properties may be wanting in any given case ; but at present we have no facts to justify any expression of opinion.
Royal Society (Great Britain), 1907
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Biological Sciences
Although the fall is only from 170 to 56 &s compared with that from 170 to 16 ( after saturation with tubercle bacilli), it is clear, nevertheless, that a. large amount of the •' tubercular opsonin " has been removed by the melanin ; and to this extent  ...
‎1908
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Science
Blood serum may contain antigens causing the production of antibodies for its homologous corpuscles; thus, the injection of antidiphtheric horse serum is followed by a wave-like rise and fall of the lysin, agglutinin and opsonin for horse  ...
‎1909
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The Journal of Infectious Diseases
We give the results of an experiment which we consider as typical so far as concerns opsonin for Staph. aureus in normal dogs. TABLE 12. Comparat1ve Study of the Opson1n for Staph. aureus 1n the Body Flu1ds of a Normal Dog . Control ...
‎1960
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Transactions
It has been demonstrated that phagocytosis will not take place unless serum containing opsonin to combine with bacteria is present. That may be shown in this way : Washed corpuscles, bacteria, and serum containing opsonin may be mixed ...
Tennessee Medical Association, 1908
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Johns Hopkins Hospital Bulletin
Because of the high amount of opsonin in the immune serum, it was easy to study the peculiar qualities of these opsonins. First, I was able to show that the typhoid immune opsonins are thermostabile, resisting heating to 55-58° C. for half an ...
Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1907
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A system of medicine
The first curve in Chart 2 represents then the movements of the pneumococcus opsonin-index in a case of lobar pneumonia undergoing the natural process of cure, but the actual sequence of events is more readily appreciated by a study of  ...
Thomas Clifford Allbutt, 1909
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The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association
Certainly no disciple of A. T. Still can find fault with this conclusion of the discoverer of opsonin and the opsonic index. The presence of this germ destroying substance, opsonin, within the body argues that it must be the product of some body ...
‎1908
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Explorers of the Body
cytes. A lover of Greek and Latin medical terms, Wright coined the name opsonins for his factors, from the Greek opsono, which means “I prepare food for.” The opsonin theory engendered controversy and some ridicule. George Bernard Shaw ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OPSONIN»

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Fetal hematopoietic stem cells express MFG-E8 during mouse …
Early studies of these functional domains emphasized the role of MFG-E8 as an opsonin in phagocytic clearance of apoptotic cells in various ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
2
New Jersey Middle School Wins Toshiba ExploraVision Event
... magnetic nanobeads attached to artificially-engineered human opsonin-mannose-binding lectins to capture pathogens in the bloodstream. «India West, May 15»
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Northview Students Win Second Place in Technology Competition
The EMCD functions with the aid of magnetic nanobeads attached to artificially engineered human opsonin-mannose-binding lectins (MBLs) ... «Patch.com, May 15»
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Fire at Opsonin Pharma factory in Barisal leaves 1 dead, 4 burnt
... 2015-03-30 12:17:12.0 BdST. Previous Next. A fire at the factory of Opsonin Pharma Ltd in Barisal has left one dead and four others burnt. «Bangladesh News 24 hours, Mar 15»
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HUCKLEBERRY FINNS OF SHITALAKKHYA
Firefighters battling a fire at the storehouse of Opsonin, a pharmaceutical company, in Barisal city on March 30, 2015. An electric short circuit ... «The Daily Star, Mar 15»
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'In India, we are considered to be one of the best and trusted brands …
Besides, we are providing our machines to leading names in Bangladesh like Opsonin Pharma, Renata (previously Pfizer Bangladesh), Drug ... «Financial Express, Dec 14»
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Pharma leaders to grow 16pc this quarter: study
Square Pharmaceuticals is the market leader, followed by Incepta, Beximco, Opsonin and Renata. Competition in the sector is primarily based ... «The Daily Star, Nov 14»
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Challenges Remain in MS-Based Proteomic Analysis of Complex …
The opsonin molecule, which occurs naturally in human blood, functions as part of the innate immune system, capturing a broad range of toxins ... «Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, Oct 14»
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Artificial Biospleen Cleans Blood with Magnets (VIDEO)
... mannose-binding lectin (MBL), to create an opsonin that could be used without complications. Some of their modifications included deleting ... «Medgadget.com, Sep 14»
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DARPA working on portable and ruggedized artificial "biospleen" to …
These are coated with an engineered human immune system protein called opsonin or mannose-binding lectin (MBL). DARPA says that the ... «Gizmag, Sep 14»

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