anti-idiotype
[ an-tee-id-ee-uh-tahyp, an-tahy- ]
/ ˌæn tiˈɪd i əˌtaɪp, ˌæn taɪ- /
noun Immunology.
a molecular arrangement on an antibody that is the counterpart of that on a different antibody, thus making one an antigen to the other.
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OTHER WORDS FROM anti-idiotype
an·ti-id·i·o·typ·ic [an-tee-id-ee-uh-tip-ik, an-tahy-] /ˌæn tiˌɪd i əˈtɪp ɪk, ˌæn taɪ-/, adjectiveWords nearby anti-idiotype
anti-hbc, anti-hbe, anti-hbs, anti-icer, anti-id, anti-idiotype, anti-imperialist, anti-infective, anti-inflammatory, anti-inflationary, anti-intellectual
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