precipitin

American

[pri-sip-i-tin] / prɪˈsɪp ɪ tɪn /

noun

Immunology.

an antibody that reacts with its specific antigen to form an insoluble precipitate.

precipitin British

/ prɪˈsɪpɪtɪn /

noun

immunol an antibody that causes precipitation when mixed with its specific antigen

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Etymology

Origin of precipitin

First recorded in 1895–1900; precipit(ate) + -in ²

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precipitin

The fiction predated the science: German bacteriologist Paul Uhlenhuth discovered the precipitin test for human blood only in 1900.

From Nature ● Sep. 19, 2017

No white precipitin, as it is called, would form.

From The Silent Bullet by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve

Table 2.—Percentage values obtained from analyses of precipitin reactions.

From Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae A Taxonomic Study by William B. Stallcup

Graphs of precipitin reactions illustrating effects of formalin on antigenicity and reactivity of the extracts.

From Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae A Taxonomic Study by William B. Stallcup

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 William B. Stallcup

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