Specific immunity
specific immunity n.
Immunity against a specific antigen or disease.
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- Specific immune globulin
specific immune globulin n. The globulin fraction of pooled sera or plasma from human donors having a normally high titer of antibodies specific for a particular antigen or a high titer of specific antibodies as a result of immunization.
- Spectroscopic
[spek-truh-skohp] /ˈspɛk trəˌskoʊp/ noun, Optics. 1. an optical device for producing and observing a spectrum of light or radiation from any source, consisting essentially of a slit through which the radiation passes, a collimating lens, and an Amici prism. spectroscope /ˈspɛktrəˌskəʊp/ noun 1. any of a number of instruments for dispersing electromagnetic radiation and thus […]
- Spectroscopically
[spek-truh-skohp] /ˈspɛk trəˌskoʊp/ noun, Optics. 1. an optical device for producing and observing a spectrum of light or radiation from any source, consisting essentially of a slit through which the radiation passes, a collimating lens, and an Amici prism. spectroscope /ˈspɛktrəˌskəʊp/ noun 1. any of a number of instruments for dispersing electromagnetic radiation and thus […]
- Spectroscopic analysis
noun 1. the use of spectroscopy in determining the chemical or physical constitution of substances
- Spectroscopic-binary
noun, Astronomy. 1. a binary star having components that are not sufficiently separated to be resolved by a telescope, known to be a binary only bythe variations in wavelength of emitted light that are detected by a spectroscope. spectroscopic binary (spěk’trə-skŏp’ĭk) See under binary star.