antibody
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1. any of a large variety of proteins normally present in the body or produced in response to an antigen which it neutralizes, thus producing an immune response (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | protein, |
| definition | : | any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | autoantibody, |
| definition | : | an antibody acting against tissues of the organism that produces it (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | precipitin, |
| definition | : | an antibody that causes precipitation when it unites with its antigen (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | abo antibodies, |
| definition | : | blood type antibodies (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | rh antibody, |
| definition | : | rhesus factor antibody (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | antitoxin, |
| definition | : | an antibody that can neutralize a specific toxin (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | agglutinin, |
| definition | : | an antibody that causes agglutination of a specific antigen (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | alloantibody, isoantibody, |
| definition | : | an antibody that occurs naturally against foreign tissues from a person of the same species (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | monoclonal, monoclonal antibody, |
| definition | : | any of a class of antibodies produced in the laboratory by a single clone of cells or a cell line and consisting of identical antibody molecules (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | opsonin, |
| definition | : | an antibody in blood serum that attaches to invading microorganisms and other antigens to make them more susceptible to the action of phagocytes (noun.substance) |
| part holonym | : | active site, |
| definition | : | the part of an enzyme or antibody where the chemical reaction occurs (noun.location) |
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