lapinize
lapinize · lapinizes · lapinized · lapinizing
To attenuate a virus, such that it can be used to make a vaccine, by passage through…To attenuate a virus, such that it can be used to make a vaccine, by passage through rabbits.
Meaning
1 sensesTo attenuate a virus, such that it can be used to make a vaccine, by passage through rabbits.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From French lapiniser, apparently attested in French since c. 1910.From French lapiniser, apparently attested in French since c. 1910.
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Forms
lapinizes, lapinizing, lapinized, lapinizedWord family
1 related wordsRelatedavianize
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