See Also: serofast(medicine)

macadamize (iou) and serofast (medicine)


macadamize (iou)



macadamize verb trans. Also macadamise. E19.
[from MACADAM + -IZE.]
Make or repair (a road) according to McAdam's system, by laying down successive layers of broken stone of nearly uniform size, each layer being consolidated by pressure before the next is laid. Freq. as macadamized ppl adjective. E19.
b. fig. Make level or even; raze. Now rare. E19.
Convert into road-metal; break up into pieces. Now rare or obsolete. E19.
macadami'zation noun the action of macadamizing a road; the process, practice, or system of making macadamized roads: E19.
macadamizer noun (a) a person who makes macadamized roads; (b) a person who rides on roads when hunting: E19.

serofast (medicine)


serofast -->
serum-fast


1. Pertaining to a serum in which there is little or no change in the titre of antibody, even under conditions of treatment or immunologic stimulation.

2. Resistant to the destructive effect of sera.

Synonym: serofast.