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cross-reactive

cross-reactive is the alternative form of crossreactive.

Meaning of crossreactive

Adjective

crossreactive (comparative more crossreactive, superlative most crossreactive)

  1. Describing a reaction between an antigen and an antibody that was formed to counteract a different (often similar) antigen

Forms of cross-reactive

comparativemore cross-reactive
superlativemost cross-reactive

Questions about cross-reactive

What is cross-reactive the alternative form of?
Cross-reactive is the alternative form of crossreactive.

Words near cross-reactive in the dictionary

  1. cross-race effect
  2. cross-ratio
  3. cross-ratios
  4. cross-reaction
  5. cross-reactions
  6. cross-reactive
  7. cross-reactivities
  8. cross-reactivity
  9. cross-reading
  10. cross-readings
  11. cross-refer

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