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 |