Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

opsonin

/ˈɒpsənɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: op-sonin
IPA: /ˈɒpsənɪn/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any chemical produced by the body, including antibodies and complement proteins, that causes a pathogen to be more susceptible to phagocytosis.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀψωνέω (opsōnéō, “to purchase provisions, to buy victuals, to cater”) + -in.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ὀψωνέω
Suffix: in

Inflected Forms

opsonins (plural)

Derived Forms

opsonic opsoniferous opsonize

Questions

How do you pronounce opsonin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɒpsənɪn/.
What does opsonin mean?: Any chemical produced by the body, including antibodies and complement proteins, that causes a pathogen to be more susceptible to phagocytosis.
Where does opsonin come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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