Meanings
plural antiserums · plural antisera
- countableuncountablemedicineA serum prepared from human or animal sources containing antibodies able to counter certain diseases or toxins.
The polyclonal antibodies that Protherics had developed were based on the long established process for making antiserum by raising and extracting antibodies from animals exposed to antigens, rather than through monoclonal antibody technology; […]
2016, Geoffrey Owen, Michael M. Hopkins, “Investors Retreat”, in Science, the State, and the City: Britain’s Struggle to Succeed in Biotechnology, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 97
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Englishanti-
- Proto-Indo-European*ser-
- Proto-Indo-European*sér-o-
- Proto-Italic*serom
- Latinserum
- Englishserum
- Englishantiserum
Translations
Catalan antisèrum
- antisèrumserum containing antibodies
Czech antisérum
- antisérumserum containing antibodies
Danish antiserum
- antiserumserum containing antibodies
Hungarian ellenszérum, antiszérum
- ellenszérumserum containing antibodies
- antiszérumserum containing antibodies
Portuguese antissoro
- antissoroserum containing antibodies
Spanish antisuero
- antisueroserum containing antibodies
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
antiserum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiserum
“antiserum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiserum. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antiserum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiserum.
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