monoclonal
English
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌmɒn.əˈkləʊ.nəl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌmɑn.əˈkloʊ.nəl/
- Rhymes: -əʊnəl
- Hyphenation: mon‧o‧clo‧nal
Adjective
editmonoclonal (not comparable)
- (biochemistry) genetically engineered from a single clone; used especially of a protein or antibody
- 2002, Gilbert S. Banker, Christopher T. Rhodes, Modern Pharmaceutics, 4th edition, Informa Health Care, →ISBN, page 699:
- One of the first examples of the immunogenicity of recombinantly derived antibodies was with murine anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody (OKT3) used in the induction of immunosupression after organ transplantation.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editgenetically engineered from a single clone
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See also
editNoun
editmonoclonal (plural monoclonals)
- (immunochemistry) something produced from a single clone, especially a monoclonal antibody
French
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editmonoclonal (feminine monoclonale, masculine plural monoclonaux, feminine plural monoclonales)
Further reading
edit- “monoclonal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Spanish
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editmonoclonal m or f (masculine and feminine plural monoclonales)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “monoclonal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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