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monoclonal
[ mon-uh-klohn-l ]
/ ˌmɒn əˈkloʊn l /
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adjective
pertaining to cells or cell products derived from a single clone.
noun
a monoclonal antibody or other monoclonal product.
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Words nearby monoclonal
monocle, monoclinal, monocline, monoclinic, monoclinous, monoclonal, monoclonal antibody, monoclonality, monocoque, monocot, monocotyledon
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How to use monoclonal in a sentence
Medical definitions for monoclonal
monoclonal
[ mŏn′ə-klō′nəl ]
n.
Of or relating to a protein from a single clone of cells, all molecules of which are the same, as in the Bence-Jones protein.
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