crossreactive

crossreactive

English

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Etymology

Etymology tree
English cross-
English react
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.
Latin -īvus
Old French -ifbor.
Middle English -yf
English -ive
English reactive
English crossreactive

    From cross- + reactive.

    Adjective

    crossreactive (comparative more crossreactive, superlative most crossreactive)

    1. Describing a reaction between an antigen and an antibody that was formed to counteract a different (often similar) antigen

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