Precipitin
noun, Immunology.
1.
an antibody that reacts with its specific antigen to form an insoluble precipitate.
noun
1.
(immunol) an antibody that causes precipitation when mixed with its specific antigen
precipitin pre·cip·i·tin (prĭ-sĭp’ĭ-tĭn)
n.
An antibody that under suitable conditions combines with and causes a specific soluble antigen to precipitate.
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