噬

shì

Definitions

1. to devour
2. to bite

Words Containing 噬

• 吞噬 tūn shì: to swallow
• 吞噬作用 tūn shì zuò yòng: phagocytosis (ingesting and destroying foreign matter)
• 吞噬细胞 tūn shì xì bāo: phagocyte (cell that ingests and destroys foreign matter)
• 噬咬 shì yǎo: to bite
• 噬脐莫及 shì qí mò jí: lit. one cannot bite one's own navel (idiom)
• 噬菌体 shì jūn tǐ: bacteriophage; phage
• 大吞噬细胞 dà tūn shì xì bāo: macrophage
• 小吞噬细胞 xiǎo tūn shì xì bāo: microphage (a type of white blood cell)
• 巨噬细胞 jù shì xì bāo: macrophage