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precipitin

/pri-sip-i-tin/US // prɪˈsɪp ɪ tɪn //UK // (prɪˈsɪpɪtɪn) //

沉淀物,沉淀剂,沉淀素,沉淀物质

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Immunology.

    • : an antibody that reacts with its specific antigen to form an insoluble precipitate.

Examples

  • The antiserum used for the precipitin reaction was obtained by treating a rabbit with human blood serum.

  • Now all these specific reactions, the precipitin reaction as well as the anaphylactic reaction, can be called forth by proteins.

  • Some precipitin tests and preliminary remarks on the systematic relationships of four South American families of frogs.

  • Sasaki demonstrated the usefulness of the precipitin technique in distinguishing species of ducks and their hybrids.

  • The precipitin reaction, however, has never been applied to actual problems in avian taxonomy prior to the present study.

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