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antiphosphatase

antiphosphatase noun: a substance that creates an allergic response to phosphatase antibodies.

Noun

antiphosphatase (plural antiphosphatases)

  1. A substance that creates an allergic response to phosphatase antibodies.
    • The antiphosphatase titer of serum treated with mercaptoethanol and an untreated control serum were determined by immunodiffusion.1972, Barbara K. Bodner, Staphylococcal Acid Phosphatase: Antigenicity, Assay of Its Antibody, and Protection Studies

Forms of antiphosphatase

pluralantiphosphatases

Origin of antiphosphatase

From anti- + phosphatase.

Questions about antiphosphatase

What does antiphosphatase mean?
Antiphosphatase means a substance that creates an allergic response to phosphatase antibodies.
What part of speech is antiphosphatase?
Antiphosphatase is a noun.
What is the plural of antiphosphatase?
The plural of antiphosphatase is antiphosphatases.

Words near antiphosphatase in the dictionary

  1. antiphonical
  2. antiphonically
  3. antiphonies
  4. antiphons
  5. antiphony
  6. antiphosphatase
  7. antiphosphatases
  8. antiphospholipid
  9. antiphospholipids
  10. antiphosphorylated
  11. antiphosphoserine

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