opsonic

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ŏpsŏʹnĭk, IPA^(key): /ɒpˈsɒnɪk/
• (US) enPR: ŏpsŏʹnĭk, IPA^(key): /ɑpˈsɑnɪk/

Adjective

opsonic (not comparable)

1. Relating to, produced by, or involving opsonin.

References

• “opsonic, a.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]
• “opsonic, adj.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [draft revision, Sept. 2009]

Anagrams

• coin-ops, coinops, pocosin