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precipitin

[ pri-sip-i-tin ]

noun

Immunology.
  1. an antibody that reacts with its specific antigen to form an insoluble precipitate.


precipitin

/ ɪˈɪɪɪ /

noun

  1. immunol an antibody that causes precipitation when mixed with its specific antigen
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of precipitin1

First recorded in 1895–1900; precipit(ate) + -in 2
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Example Sentences

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Graphs of precipitin reactions illustrating effects of formalin on antigenicity and reactivity of the extracts.

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The precipitin test depends on a somewhat analogous reaction.

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Some precipitin tests and preliminary remarks on the systematic relationships of four South American families of frogs.

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No white precipitin, as it is called, would form.

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The precipitin reaction is the most successful of the serological techniques thus far devised for systematic comparisons.

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