Meanings
- not comparablebiochemistrygenetically engineered from a single clone; used especially of a protein or antibody
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.
2002, Gilbert S. Banker, Christopher T. Rhodes, Modern Pharmaceutics, 4th edition, Informa Health Care, →ISBN, page 699
plural monoclonals
- biochemistrysomething produced from a single clone, especially a monoclonal antibody
Synonyms & antonyms
nounany of a class of antibodies produced in the laboratory by a single clone of cells or a cell line and consisting of identical antibody molecules
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*men-
- Proto-Hellenic*mónwos
- Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
- Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
- Englishmono-
- Englishclone
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishclonal
- Englishmonoclonal
Translations
Finnish monoklonaalinen
- monoklonaalinengenetically engineered from a single clone
French monoclonal
- monoclonalgenetically engineered from a single clone
German monoklonal
- monoklonalgenetically engineered from a single clone
Italian monoclonale
- monoclonalegenetically engineered from a single clone
Spanish monoclonal
- monoclonalgenetically engineered from a single clone
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with monoclonal
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