Meanings
adjectiveautoreactive (comparative more autoreactive, superlative most autoreactive)
comparative more autoreactive · superlative most autoreactive
- immunologyActing against the organism by which it was produced
an autoreactive T-cell clone
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
- Proto-Indo-European*tó-
- Proto-Hellenic*autós
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
- Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
- Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
- Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
- Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
- Englishauto-
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
- Proto-Italic*agō
- Latinagō
- Latināctus
- Latinācta
- Old Frenchact
- Middle Englishacte
- Englishact
- Englishreact
- Englishreactive
- Englishautoreactive
Cite this entry
APA
autoreactive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoreactive
MLA
“autoreactive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoreactive. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autoreactive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoreactive.
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