complementoid
complementoid noun: an immunological complement that has lost its zymotoxic group, but which still has a receptor site for the hemolysin.
Noun
complementoid (countable and uncountable, plural complementoids)
- An immunological complement that has lost its zymotoxic group, but which still has a receptor site for the hemolysin.
- We have seen that the evidence for the existence of complementoid is supplied by its preventing complement from combining with certain molecules […]1905, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, volume 74, page 12
- The change of toxins into toxoids is paralleled by the change of complements into complementoids.1913, Walter D'Este Emery, Immunity and specific therapy, page 158
Forms of complementoid
| plural | complementoids |
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Origin of complementoid
From complement + -oid.
Questions about complementoid
- What does complementoid mean?
- Complementoid means an immunological complement that has lost its zymotoxic group, but which still has a receptor site for the hemolysin.
- What part of speech is complementoid?
- Complementoid is a noun.
- What is the plural of complementoid?
- The plural of complementoid is complementoids.
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