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alexin unit (medicine) and pad 2, verb (oh)


alexin unit (medicine)


alexin unit -->
complement unit


The smallest amount (highest dilution) of complement that will cause haemolysis of a unit of red blood cells in the presence of a haemolysin unit.

Synonym: alexin unit.


pad 2, verb (oh)



2 v past tense and past participle padded present participle padding
[Sense: 1; Date: 1500-1600; Language: Low German; Origin: padden 'to go along a path']
[Sense: 2-4; Date: 1800-1900; Origin: PAD1]
[I always + adverb/preposition] to walk softly and quietly
pad across/through/along etc
::The cat came padding silently back to its Home.
::She padded barefoot down the stairs.
[T] also pad (sth) out BrE
to fill or cover something with a soft material in order to protect it or make it more comfortable
pad sth with sth
::jackets padded out with a soft cotton filling
[T] AmE to dishonestly make bills more expensive than they should be
:: padding the bills of Medicare patients
[T] also pad (sth) out
to make a speech or piece of Writing longer by adding unnecessary words or details
::Don't pad out your answer to make it seem impressive.
pad with
::His autobiography is padded with boring anecdotes.