antibody
noun
Simple meaning
A substance in the blood that fights sickness.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈæntɪbɑdi
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Definition
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noun
immunology
A protein produced by B-lymphocytes that binds to a specific antigen.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- General and technical use
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: (immunology) A protein produced by B-lymphocytes that binds to a specific antigen.
Used this way, antibody is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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More ways to use antibody
- “The body produces an antibody to fight off infections and illnesses.”
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Word Family
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Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
An antibody found in the blood of someone suffering from infectious mononucleosis.
An antibody found in the blood of someone suffering from infectious mononucleosis.
Any of a class of antibodies produced in the laboratory by a single clone of cells or a cell line and consisting of identical antibody molecules.
Rhesus factor antibody.
An antibody found in the blood of someone suffering from infectious mononucleosis.
Related Words
Connected to the same idea, not synonyms.
- specificitynoun
- immunoglobulinnoun
- elisanoun
- cytokinenoun
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