Definitions for precipitin

precipitin pre·cip·i·tin

Spelling: [pri-sip-i-tin]
IPA: /prɪˈsɪp ɪ tɪn/

Precipitin is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.

You can make 254 anagrams from letters in precipitin (ceiiinpprt).

Definitions for precipitin

noun

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

Origin of precipitin

First recorded in 1895-1900; precipit(ate) + -in2

Examples for precipitin

The antiserum used for the precipitin reaction was obtained by treating a rabbit with human blood serum.

The method of precipitin testing follows that outlined by Leone .

The precipitin reaction is the most successful of the serological techniques thus far devised for systematic comparisons.

The precipitin reaction, however, has never been applied to actual problems in avian taxonomy prior to the present study.

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

Graphs of precipitin reactions illustrating serological relationships.

Now all these specific reactions, the precipitin reaction as well as the anaphylactic reaction, can be called forth by proteins.

Sasaki demonstrated the usefulness of the precipitin technique in distinguishing species of ducks and their hybrids.

Plots representative of the precipitin curves are presented in Figs. 10 to 21.

Some precipitin tests and preliminary remarks on the systematic relationships of four South American families of frogs.

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