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a⋅vi⋅an⋅ize

  [ey-vee-uh-nahyz]
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–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing. Microbiology.
to diminish the infectivity of (a virus) by repeated culturing in chick embryos.
Also, especially British, a⋅vi⋅an⋅ise.

Origin:
avian + -ize
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Main Entry: avi·an·ize
Variant: or British avi·an·ise /'A-vE-&-"nIz/
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms:-ized or British -ised; -iz·ing or British -is·ing
: to modify or attenuate (as a virus) by repeated culture in a developingchick embryo
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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