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- Ancient Greek · derived fromἀλέξω
- German · derived fromAlexine
- English todayalexin
Ultimately from German Alexine, coined by Hans Buchner in 1891 from the Ancient Greek ἀλέξω (aléxō).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
alexin
Today it means: A protective substance that exists in the serum or other bodily fluid and is capable of killing microorganisms; complement. Full definition →
German Alexine ← Ancient Greek ἀλέξω