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platebound

platebound adjective: describing an antibody (or other material) that is bound to a glass plate and not able to move away.

Adjective

platebound (not comparable)

  1. Describing an antibody (or other material) that is bound to a glass plate and not able to move away.

Forms of platebound

alternative formplate-bound

Origin of platebound

From plate + bound.

Questions about platebound

What does platebound mean?
Platebound means describing an antibody (or other material) that is bound to a glass plate and not able to move away.
What part of speech is platebound?
Platebound is an adjective.

Words near platebound in the dictionary

  1. plateaulike
  2. plateaus
  3. plateaux
  4. plateband
  5. platebands
  6. platebound
  7. platebrush
  8. plated
  9. plated away
  10. plated lizard
  11. plated lizards

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