avianize

avianize
verb
to modify microorganisms by repeated culture in the developing chick embryo
• Syn: ↑avianise
• Hypernyms: ↑change, ↑alter, ↑vary
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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\\ˈāvēəˌnīz\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s)
: to modify (microorganisms) by repeated culture in the developing chick embryo; specifically : to attenuate (a virus in the preparation of vaccines) by such means

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/ay"vee euh nuyz'/, v.t., avianized, avianizing. Microbiol.
to diminish the infectivity of (a virus) by repeated culturing in chick embryos.
Also esp. Brit., avianise.
[AVIAN + -IZE]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • avianize — avianise avianise, avianize avianizev. 1. to modify microorganisms by repeated culture in the developing chick embryo. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • avianize — /ay vee euh nuyz /, v.t., avianized, avianizing. Microbiol. to diminish the infectivity of (a virus) by repeated culturing in chick embryos. Also esp. Brit., avianise. [AVIAN + IZE] * * * …   Universalium

  • avianize — avi·an·ize or Brit avi·an·ise ā vē ə .nīz vt, ized or Brit ised; iz·ing or Brit is·ing to modify or attenuate (as a virus) by repeated culture in a developing chick embryo …   Medical dictionary

  • avianize — avi·an·ize …   English syllables

  • avianise — avianise, avianize avianizev. 1. to modify microorganisms by repeated culture in the developing chick embryo. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • avianise — verb to modify microorganisms by repeated culture in the developing chick embryo • Syn: ↑avianize • Hypernyms: ↑change, ↑alter, ↑vary • Verb Frames: Somebody s something …   Useful english dictionary

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