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homophilic

homophilic adjective: that reacts only with a specific antigen.

Adjective

homophilic (not comparable)

  1. that reacts only with a specific antigen
  2. tending to maintain relationships with people similar to oneself, as characterized by age, race, gender, religion, or profession
  3. pertaining to homophiles or homophilia

Words formed from homophilic

Questions about homophilic

What does homophilic mean?
Homophilic means that reacts only with a specific antigen.
What part of speech is homophilic?
Homophilic is an adjective.

Words near homophilic in the dictionary

  1. homophenylalanyl
  2. homophil
  3. homophile
  4. homophiles
  5. homophilia
  6. homophilic
  7. homophilically
  8. homophilous
  9. homophils
  10. homophily
  11. homophobe

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