immunoreactive
immunoreactive adjective: of, pertaining to, or causing an immune reaction.
Adjective
immunoreactive (comparative more immunoreactive, superlative most immunoreactive)
- Of, pertaining to, or causing an immune reaction.
- Most nitrergic neurons were only immunoreactive for nNOS; 10% co-localized with VIP. A small subpopulation of OSP neurons was immunoreactive for ChAT/nNOS/±VIP. All types of neurotransmitters found in the ISP or OSP were also detected in neuronal fibres within the mucosa.2015 August 1, “Architecture and Chemical Coding of the Inner and Outer Submucous Plexus in the Colon of Piglets”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Noun
immunoreactive (plural immunoreactives)
- Any substance that causes an immune reaction.
Forms of immunoreactive
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more immunoreactive |
| superlative | most immunoreactive |
| Noun | |
| plural | immunoreactives |
Origin of immunoreactive
From immuno- + reactive.
Words that rhyme with immunoreactive
- active
- inactive
- reactive
- attractive
- extractive
- protractive
- abstractive
- factive
- hyperactive
- interactive
- radioactive
- subtractive
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Questions about immunoreactive
- What does immunoreactive mean?
- Immunoreactive means of, pertaining to, or causing an immune reaction.
- What part of speech is immunoreactive?
- Immunoreactive can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near immunoreactive in the dictionary
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