alexin

Noun CEFR B1

əˈlɛk.sɪn

Definitions

A protective substance that exists in the serum or other bodily fluid and is capable of killing microorganisms; complement.

countable, dated, uncountable

Equivalents

Françaisalexine

DeutschAlexin

Portuguêsalexina

2 more languages

Bahasa Indonesiaaleksin

Polskialeksyna dopełniacz

Examples

“The seed of our destruction will blossom in the desert, the alexin of our cure grows by a mountain rock […]”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

alexipharmac alexipharmacal alexipharmacon alexipharmacum alexipharmic alexipyretic

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