precipitin
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of precipitin
First recorded in 1895–1900; precipit(ate) + -in 2
Example Sentences
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The fiction predated the science: German bacteriologist Paul Uhlenhuth discovered the precipitin test for human blood only in 1900.
From Nature • Sep. 19, 2017
The precipitin test depends on a somewhat analogous reaction.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various
The precipitin reaction, however, has never been applied to actual problems in avian taxonomy prior to the present study.
From Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae A Taxonomic Study by Stallcup, William B.
Utilizing the values for the precipitin tests a model was constructed which showed the relationships of the eleven species used in these tests.
From Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae A Taxonomic Study by Stallcup, William B.
No white precipitin, as it is called, would form.
From The Silent Bullet by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)
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