amboceptor

[ am-buh-sep-ter ]

/ ˈæm bəˌsɛp tər /

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noun Immunology Now Rare.

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Origin of amboceptor

1900–05; <Latin ambō both (akin to ambi-) + (re)ceptor

Words nearby amboceptor

amblygonite, amblyopia, amblyoscope, amblypod, ambo, amboceptor, Amboina wood, Amboise, ambon, Ambonese, ambosexual

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How to use amboceptor in a sentence

The pathologist would probably object to this interpretation since no amboceptor is needed for agglutination.
The Organism as a Whole|Jacques Loeb
Designated by other writers by various synonyms: preventive, or sensibilising substance, immunising body, amboceptor.
Life of Elie Metchnikoff, 1845-1916|Olga Metchnikoff
Hence we may have an anticytophil amboceptor or an anticomplementophil amboceptor.
The Fundamentals of Bacteriology|Charles Bradfield Morrey
Therefore it is difficult to standardize the serum to get a proper amount of amboceptor for the complement present.
The Fundamentals of Bacteriology|Charles Bradfield Morrey

Consequently what is sought in the complement-fixation test is a specific amboceptor.
The Fundamentals of Bacteriology|Charles Bradfield Morrey

British Dictionary definitions for amboceptor

amboceptor

/ (ˈæmbəʊˌsɛptə) /

noun

an immune body formed in the blood during infection or immunization that serves to link the complement to the antigen

Word Origin for amboceptor

C20: from Latin ambō both (see ambi-) + (re) ceptor

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