alexin

[ uh-lek-sin ]

noun

, Immunology.

1. complement ( def 10 ).

alexin

/ ˌælɪkˈsɪnɪk; əˈlɛksɪn /

noun

1. immunol a former word for complement

Derived Forms

• alexinic, adjective

Other Words From

• al·ex·in·ic [al-ek-, sin, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of alexin¹

1890–95; < Greek aléx ( ein ) to ward off + -in ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of alexin¹

C19: from German, from Greek alexein to ward off

Example Sentences

At least, they seemed to be last month at the fashion show where the student designs were shown off to a cheering audience and a panel of alumni experts, including Michael Alexin, Target’s vice president for product design and development.

From New York Times

“Remember, Oberlin is a liberal arts college with no design department,” said Mr. Alexin, who worked with the students throughout the process.

From New York Times

“We thought we were being aggressive,” said Michael Alexin, a Target vice president for product design and development, “but I guess we weren’t being aggressive enough.”

From New York Times

Yet in Blow-Up, Antonioni's anti-hero holds in his possession, if only for an instant, the alexin of his cure: the saving grace of the spirit.

From Time Magazine Archive

As the author expressly admitted later, it was an expansion or paraphrase of Virgil's second eclogue— "Formosum pastor Corydon ardebat Alexin."

From Project Gutenberg