Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sozine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sozine
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An antiseptic substance; any protein normally contained in the body of an animal and forming a natural protection against germs.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"These albuminous substances, whether found as normal products or created artificially in the blood, are distinguished as antitoxins, protective proteïds, vaccines, or alexines; physiologically they have been divided into sozines, those found in animals naturally immune, and phylaxines, those found in animals which by subcutaneous injections have artificially been made immune."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σῴζειν (sōízein, “to save”).

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

sozines (plural) sozin (alternative)

Derived Forms

toxosozine

Frequently Paired Words

sozology

Questions

What does sozine mean?: An antiseptic substance; any protein normally contained in the body of an animal and forming a natural protection against germs.
Where does sozine come from?: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σῴζειν (sōízein, “to save”).

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