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host response

host response noun: the reaction of a living system to the presence of a material.

Noun

host response (plural host responses)

  1. The reaction of a living system to the presence of a material.
    • The host response is the defense mechanism of the host against exogenous microorganisms.

Forms of host response

pluralhost responses

Questions about host response

What does host response mean?
Host response means the reaction of a living system to the presence of a material.
What part of speech is host response?
Host response is a noun.
What is the plural of host response?
The plural of host response is host responses.

Words near host response in the dictionary

  1. host country
  2. host desecration
  3. host families
  4. host plant
  5. host plants
  6. host response
  7. host responses
  8. host rock
  9. host rocks
  10. host selling
  11. host species

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