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phagostimulant

noun

Etymology

From phago- + stimulant.

Definitions

  1. Any substance that stimulates feeding in insects and other arthropods.

  2. Any material that stimulates the production of phagocytes.

    • The infectious meal was prepared with fresh washed bovine red cells, viral supernatant (1:2) and adenosine triphosphate at 5 mM as phagostimulant.

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