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paratope

paratope noun: that part of the molecule of an antibody that binds to an antigen.

Noun

paratope (plural paratopes)

  1. That part of the molecule of an antibody that binds to an antigen.

Forms of paratope

pluralparatopes

Origin of paratope

By surface analysis, para- + -tope.

Questions about paratope

What does paratope mean?
Paratope means that part of the molecule of an antibody that binds to an antigen.
What part of speech is paratope?
Paratope is a noun.
What is the plural of paratope?
The plural of paratope is paratopes.

Words near paratope in the dictionary

  1. Paratong
  2. paratonia
  3. paratonias
  4. paratonic
  5. paratonically
  6. paratope
  7. paratopes
  8. paratopic
  9. paratopological
  10. paratopological group
  11. paratopological groups

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