Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An insoluble carbohydrate from the cell wall of yeast, used especially in the immunoassay of properdin.
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- noun biochemistry an
insoluble carbohydrate , obtained from thecell walls ofyeast , used in thebioassay ofblood serum
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The scientists then fed particles called zymosan (killed yeast cells) to macrophages that lacked TLR.
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The scientists then fed particles called zymosan (killed yeast cells) to macrophages that lacked TLR.
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The scientists then fed particles called zymosan (killed yeast cells) to macrophages that lacked TLR.
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The scientists then fed particles called zymosan (killed yeast cells) to macrophages that lacked TLR.
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The scientists then fed particles called zymosan (killed yeast cells) to macrophages that lacked TLR.
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The scientists then fed particles called zymosan (killed yeast cells) to macrophages that lacked TLR.
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The scientists then fed particles called zymosan (killed yeast cells) to macrophages that lacked TLR.
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The scientists then fed particles called zymosan (killed yeast cells) to macrophages that lacked TLR.
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The scientists then fed particles called zymosan (killed yeast cells) to macrophages that lacked TLR.
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The scientists then fed particles called zymosan (killed yeast cells) to macrophages that lacked TLR.
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