phagostimulant

English

Etymology

From phago- +‎ stimulant.

Noun

phagostimulant (plural phagostimulants)

1. (entomology) Any substance that stimulates feeding in insects and other arthropods.
2. (pharmacology) Any material that stimulates the production of phagocytes.
   • 2015 September 16, “Use of Centrifugal Filter Devices to Concentrate Dengue Virus in Mosquito per os Infection Experiments”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     The infectious meal was prepared with fresh washed bovine red cells, viral supernatant (1:2) and adenosine triphosphate at 5 mM as phagostimulant.