avianize
avianize · avianizes · avianized · avianizing
To attenuate by repeatedly culturing it in bird embryosTo attenuate (something such as a virus, for example for use in a vaccine) by repeatedly culturing it in bird embryos.
Meaning
2 sensesTo attenuate (something such as a virus, for example for use in a vaccine) by repeatedly culturing it in bird embryos.
(rare)To make avian; to make bird-like or into a bird.
More definitions
- to modify microorganisms by repeated culture in the developing chick embryo
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From avian + -ize.From avian + -ize.
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Forms
avianizes, avianizing, avianized, avianizedSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- to modify microorganisms by repeated culture in the developing chick embryo:avianise
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedlapinize
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle