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properdin definition

☆ pro·per·din (prō pʉrd′'n)

noun

a protein present in blood serum and active in the destruction of bacteria and the neutralization of viruses

Etymology: < pro(tein) + L perdere, to destroy + -in

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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