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Main Entry: pro·zone
Pronunciation: 'prO-"zOn
Function: noun
: the portion of the range of concentration of antibody-antigen mixtures in which one ofthem although present in excess does not produce its characteristic effect (as agglutination or precipitation)
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prozone pro·zone (prō'zōn')
n.
The phenomenon in which mixtures of specific antigen and antibody do not agglutinate or precipitate visibly because of an excess of either antibody or antigen.

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