precipitin

(prē sipə tin, pri-)

noun

an antibody produced in the blood of an animal injected with a soluble antigen: when the antigen is added to blood serum from such an animal, a precipitate forms

Origin: precipit(ate) + -in

See precipitin in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
An antibody that reacts with a specific soluble antigen to produce a precipitate.

Origin:

Origin: precipit(ate)

Origin: + -in

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