Associations to the word «Opsonin»

Wiktionary

OPSONIN, noun. Any antibody that causes an invading species to be more susceptible to phagocytosis

Dictionary definition

OPSONIN, noun. An antibody in blood serum that attaches to invading microorganisms and other antigens to make them more susceptible to the action of phagocytes.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King