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crossreaction

crossreaction noun: a reaction between an antigen and an antibody that was formed to counteract a different (often similar) antigen.

Noun

crossreaction (plural crossreactions)

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

Forms of crossreaction

pluralcrossreactions

Origin of crossreaction

From cross- + reaction.

Questions about crossreaction

What does crossreaction mean?
Crossreaction means a reaction between an antigen and an antibody that was formed to counteract a different (often similar) antigen.
What part of speech is crossreaction?
Crossreaction is a noun.
What is the plural of crossreaction?
The plural of crossreaction is crossreactions.

Words near crossreaction in the dictionary

  1. crossratio
  2. crossratios
  3. crossreact
  4. crossreacted
  5. crossreacting
  6. crossreaction
  7. crossreactions
  8. crossreactive
  9. crossreactivities
  10. crossreactivity
  11. crossreacts

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