bacteriotropin
noun
bac·te·ri·ot·ro·pin
plural -s
: any of certain constituents (probably antibodies) of serum that unite with bacteria and make them more susceptible to phagocytosis
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary bacteri- + -trope + -in; originally formed in German
First Known Use
1909, in the meaning defined above
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