antibody
an·ti·bo·dy
antibody · antibodies
антитіло
антитело
Antikörper
A protein produced by B-lymphocytes that binds to a specific antigenA protein produced by B-lymphocytes that binds to a specific antigen.
UK/ˈæn.tiˌbɒd.i/US/ˈæn.tɪˌbɑ.di/
» He was confident of his antibodies.
Meaning
1 sensesA protein produced by B-lymphocytes that binds to a specific antigen.
Antikörper
антите́лоantitélo
антиті́лоantytílo
More definitions
- 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
Examples
25 sentencesHe was confident of his antibodies.
Vaccines deliver antibodies that fight disease.
Those memory molecules are the antibodies.
Each antibody targets a specific bacteria or virus.
ruКаждое антитело нацелено на определённую бактерию или вирус.
deJeder Antikörper zielt auf ein bestimmtes Bakterium oder Virus ab.
Llamas have long been used in antibody research.
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
protein that binds to a specific antigen:
Русский
By meaning 1
protein that binds to a specific antigen:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
protein that binds to a specific antigen:
Origin
From anti- + body, a calque of German Antikörper.From anti- + body, a calque of German Antikörper.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
plural: antibodies| Singular | antibody |
|---|---|
| Plural | antibodies |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsimmunoglobulinimmune globulin
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
28 related wordsDerivedabzymealloantibodyantiantibodyantibody-mediated rejectionantibodyomeanti-nuclear antibodyautoantibodycold antibodycoproantibodydonor-specific antibodyheteroantibodyintrabodyisoantibodymetalloantibodymicroantibodyminiantibodymonoantibodymonoclonal antibodynanoantibodynanobodynonantibodypeptibodyphosphoantibodyplantibody