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precipitinogen

American  
[pri-sip-i-tin-uh-juhn, -jen] / prɪˌsɪp ɪˈtɪn ə dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn /

noun

  1. Immunology.  an antigen that stimulates precipitin production or that reacts with antibody in an immunoprecipitation reaction.

Etymology

Origin of precipitinogen

First recorded in 1900–05; precipitin + -o- + -gen

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