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heterophilic

heterophilic adjective: having an affinity for antigens or antibodies other than the one for which it is specific.

Adjective

heterophilic

  1. Having an affinity for antigens or antibodies other than the one for which it is specific.
  2. That is stained by more than one class of stain.
  3. Tending to maintain relationships with people who are different from oneself in age, race, gender, etc.
    Antonyms:
    homophilic

Antonyms of heterophilic

Origin of heterophilic

From hetero- + -philic.

Words formed from heterophilic

Questions about heterophilic

What does heterophilic mean?
Heterophilic means having an affinity for antigens or antibodies other than the one for which it is specific.
What part of speech is heterophilic?
Heterophilic is an adjective.

Words near heterophilic in the dictionary

  1. heterophenomenology
  2. heterophil
  3. heterophile
  4. heterophiles
  5. heterophilia
  6. heterophilic
  7. heterophilically
  8. heterophilous
  9. heterophils
  10. heterophily
  11. heterophobe

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