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anticoronavirus

anticoronavirus adjective: acting against coronavirus (usually in reference to antibodies).

Adjective

anticoronavirus (not comparable)

  1. Acting against coronavirus (usually in reference to antibodies).
    • Some cross-reactivity occurred when bovine coronavirus was present in the fecal specimens and required blocking with bovine anticoronavirus serum.1986, Alberto J. L. Macario, Monoclonal antibodies against bacteria, volume 3, page 306
    • By neutralization tests, we studied the specific antirotavirus and anticoronavirus activity in raw milks, heat-treated milks and their corresponding ammonium sulfate-precipitated fractions, and in ultrafiltration fractions.1987, Journal of Food Protection, volume 50, page 537

Origin of anticoronavirus

From anti- + coronavirus.

Questions about anticoronavirus

What does anticoronavirus mean?
Anticoronavirus means acting against coronavirus (usually in reference to antibodies).
What part of speech is anticoronavirus?
Anticoronavirus is an adjective.

Words near anticoronavirus in the dictionary

  1. anticor
  2. anticore
  3. anticorona
  4. anticoronas
  5. anticoronaviral
  6. anticoronavirus
  7. anticorporate
  8. anticorporation
  9. anticorporatism
  10. anticorporatist
  11. anticorporatists

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