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degranulate

Pronunciation: /diːˈgranjʊleɪt/

Definition of degranulate

verb

[no object] Physiology
  • (of a cell) lose or release granules of a substance, typically as part of an immune reaction: the eosinophils degranulate, releasing the toxic contents of the granules

Derivatives

degranulation

noun

degranulate in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of degranulate in the US English dictionary