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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