antibody
1. [ noun ] (chemistry,zoology,biochemistry,immunology) any of a large variety of immunoglobulins normally present in the body or produced in response to an antigen which it neutralizes, thus producing an immune response
Related terms: protein Ig agglutinin Rh_antibody precipitin ABO_antibodies autoantibody monoclonal_antibody forssman_antibody antitoxin immune_serum_globulin alloantibody opsonin active_site
Similar spelling:   antibaryon
  antipode