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pneumolysoid

pneumolysoid noun: any of a group of recombinant mutant proteins related to pneumolysin.

Noun

pneumolysoid (plural pneumolysoids)

  1. Any of a group of recombinant mutant proteins related to pneumolysin.
    • To our best knowledge, a validation of pneumolysoid B as a replacement for the PLY antigen in the EIA to detect anti-PLY IgG has never been published.2016 January 14, “Efficacy of PPV23 in Preventing Pneumococcal Pneumonia in Adults at Increased Risk – A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of pneumolysoid

pluralpneumolysoids

Origin of pneumolysoid

From pneumolysin + -oid.

Questions about pneumolysoid

What does pneumolysoid mean?
Pneumolysoid means any of a group of recombinant mutant proteins related to pneumolysin.
What part of speech is pneumolysoid?
Pneumolysoid is a noun.
What is the plural of pneumolysoid?
The plural of pneumolysoid is pneumolysoids.

Words near pneumolysoid in the dictionary

  1. pneumologists
  2. pneumology
  3. pneumolysin
  4. pneumolysins
  5. pneumolysis
  6. pneumolysoid
  7. pneumolysoids
  8. pneumomassage
  9. pneumomediastina
  10. pneumomediastinum
  11. pneumomediastinums

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