Definitions for antiserum

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antiserum an·ti·se·rum

Spelling: [an-tuh-seer-uh m]

IPA: /ˈæn təˌsɪər əm/

Antiserum is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 972 anagrams from letters in antiserum (aeimnrstu).

Definitions for antiserum

noun

1. a serum containing antibodies, as antitoxins or agglutinins, obtained by inoculation of animals and used for injection into other animals to provide immunity to a specific disease.

Origin of antiserum

First recorded in 1900-05; anti- + serum

Examples for antiserum

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

The Libby Photronreflectometer was used to measure the turbidities developed by the interaction of antigen and antiserum.

In every series of tests the amount of antiserum was held constant and the amount of antigen was varied.

More than two series, however, resulted in little or no improvement of the reactivity of the antiserum.