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metalloantibody

metalloantibody noun: an antibody that is modified to contain metal ions within its structure.

Noun

metalloantibody (plural metalloantibodies)

  1. An antibody that is modified to contain metal ions within its structure.
    • The engineering of hydrolytic chemistry is one goal of metalloantibody experiments.1991, Advances in Protein Chemistry - Volume 42, page 346
    • Is the binding constant such that the metalloantibody holds together at zero metal concentration?2008, Derek J. Chadwick, Joan Marsh, Catalytic Antibodies, page 154

Forms of metalloantibody

pluralmetalloantibodies

Origin of metalloantibody

From metallo- + antibody.

Questions about metalloantibody

What does metalloantibody mean?
Metalloantibody means an antibody that is modified to contain metal ions within its structure.
What part of speech is metalloantibody?
Metalloantibody is a noun.
What is the plural of metalloantibody?
The plural of metalloantibody is metalloantibodies.

Words near metalloantibody in the dictionary

  1. metalloamphiphile
  2. metalloamphiphiles
  3. metalloantibiotic
  4. metalloantibiotics
  5. metalloantibodies
  6. metalloantibody
  7. metalloaryl
  8. metalloaryls
  9. metallobiochemistry
  10. metallobiology
  11. metalloblock

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