Etymology

opsonic

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Today it means: Relating to, produced by, or involving opsonin. Full definition →

Latin obsōnō
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  1. Latin · derived fromobsōnō
  2. English todayopsonic

Formed as opsōn- (the present stem of the Classical Latin obsōnō, opsōnō (“to purchase provisions, to cater”) + the English -ic; compare the contemporary English opsonin and the slightly later French opsonique.

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