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precipitinogen

[ pri-sip-i-tin-uh-juhn, -jen ]

noun

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of precipitinogen1

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

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