Term: opsonization: process whereby opsonins make an invading microorganism more susceptible to phagocytosis
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: pyelography: roentgenography of the kidney and ureters (usually after injection with a radiopaque dye) → 0
Candidate hypernym: bow: a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow → 0
Candidate hypernym: chlorate: any salt of chloric acid → 0
Candidate hypernym: coryanthes: small genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic orchids → 0
Candidate hypernym: saponin: any of various plant glucosides that form soapy lathers when mixed and agitated with water; used in detergents and foaming agents and emulsifiers → 0
Candidate hypernym: preparation: the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose → 0
Candidate hypernym: barrel: a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired → 0
Candidate hypernym: demonstrator: a teacher or teacher's assistant who demonstrates the principles that are being taught → 0
Candidate hypernym: jellyfish: any of numerous usually marine and free-swimming coelenterates that constitute the sexually reproductive forms of hydrozoans and scyphozoans → 0
Candidate hypernym: sound law: a law describing sound changes in the history of a language → 0