antigenic determinant

American

noun

Immunology. determinant.

antigenic determinant British

noun

the specific part of an antigen molecule to which an antibody becomes attached

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Etymology

Origin of antigenic determinant

First recorded in 1905–10

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The variable region binds to the antigenic determinant.

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