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verb
To attenuate (something such as a virus, for example for use in a vaccine) by repeatedly culturing it in bird embryos.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
To make avian; to make bird-like or into a bird.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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verb
to modify microorganisms by repeated culture in the developing chick embryo
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: avianise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change, alter, vary
History
From avian + -ize.
Across languages
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
