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immunoglobulin

im·mu·no·glob·u·lin
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [im-yuh-noh-glob-yuh-lin, ih-myoo-]
    • /ˌɪm yə noʊˈglɒb yə lɪn, ɪˌmyu-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [im-yuh-noh-glob-yuh-lin, ih-myoo-]
    • /ˌɪm yə noʊˈglɒb yə lɪn, ɪˌmyu-/

Definitions of immunoglobulin word

  • noun immunoglobulin any of several classes of structurally related proteins that function as antibodies or receptors and are found in plasma and other body fluids and in the membrane of certain cells. Compare IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, IgM. 1
  • noun immunoglobulin the fraction of the blood serum containing antibodies. 1
  • noun immunoglobulin an antibody. Abbreviation: Ig. 1
  • noun immunoglobulin Any of a class of proteins present in the serum and cells of the immune system, that function as antibodies. 1
  • noun immunoglobulin any of five classes of proteins, all of which show antibody activity. The most abundant ones are immunoglobulin G (IgG) and immunoglobulin A (IgA) 0
  • noun immunoglobulin a globulin protein that participates in the immune reaction as the antibody for a specific antigen 0

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Origin of immunoglobulin

First appearance:

before 1955
One of the 4% newest English words
First recorded in 1955-60; immuno- + globulin

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Parts of speech for Immunoglobulin

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

immunoglobulin popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

immunoglobulin usage trend in Literature

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