monovalent
Americanadjective
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Chemistry. univalent.
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Immunology.
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containing only one kind of antibody.
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pertaining to an antibody fragment with one antigen-binding site.
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adjective
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Having a valence of 1; univalent.
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Containing antigens from a single strain of a microorganism or virus. Used of a vaccine or serum.
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They found that the monovalent vaccine increased their ability to produce mucosal antibodies against most of the tested variants, whereas the bivalent vaccine didn't provide a significant boost.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 12, 2024
The latest government advisories on the new monovalent COVID-19 vaccines were not much of a surprise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2023
The recipe for Pfizer and Moderna's mRNA vaccines, which are more effective than monovalent vaccines, is patented, and that information is not shared with these new manufacturers, Maybarduk said.
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2023
It has found that monovalent vaccines against Omicron perform somewhat better than those that include the ancestral strain.
From Science Magazine ● May 22, 2023
B, trivalent; Al, trivalent, but possibly also tetra- or penta-valent; Ga, divalent and trivalent; In, mono-, di- and tri-valent; Tl, monovalent and trivalent.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various
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