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precipitin
[ pri-sip-i-tin ]
noun
, Immunology.
- an antibody that reacts with its specific antigen to form an insoluble precipitate.
precipitin
/ prɪˈsɪpɪtɪn /
noun
- immunol an antibody that causes precipitation when mixed with its specific antigen
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Word History and Origins
Origin of precipitin1
First recorded in 1895–1900; precipit(ate) + -in 2
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Example Sentences
The antiserum used for the precipitin reaction was obtained by treating a rabbit with human blood serum.
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Now all these specific reactions, the precipitin reaction as well as the anaphylactic reaction, can be called forth by proteins.
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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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Sasaki demonstrated the usefulness of the precipitin technique in distinguishing species of ducks and their hybrids.
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The precipitin reaction, however, has never been applied to actual problems in avian taxonomy prior to the present study.
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