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monoclonal

mon·o·clo·nal
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mon-uh-klohn-l]
    • /ˌmɒn əˈkloʊn l/
    • /ˌmɒn.əˈkləʊ.nəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mon-uh-klohn-l]
    • /ˌmɒn əˈkloʊn l/

Definitions of monoclonal word

  • adjective monoclonal pertaining to cells or cell products derived from a single clone. 1
  • noun monoclonal a monoclonal antibody or other monoclonal product. 1
  • noun monoclonal Forming a clone that is derived asexually from a single individual or cell. 1
  • adjective monoclonal from a single cell 1
  • adjective monoclonal relating to or produced from a single cell or clone 0
  • adjective monoclonal of cells derived or cloned from one cell 0
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Origin of monoclonal

First appearance:

before 1910
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1910-15; mono- + clone + -al1

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Parts of speech for Monoclonal

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monoclonal popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Related words

  • biotechnology

    Biotechnology is the use of living parts such as cells or bacteria in industry and technology.

  • hybridoma

    a hybrid cell made in the laboratory by fusing a normal cell with a cancer cell, usually a myeloma or lymphoma, in order to combine desired features of each, as the ability of the cancer cell to multiply rapidly with the ability of the normal cell to dictate the production of a specific antibody.

  • immunotoxin

    a monoclonal antibody linked to a toxin with the intention of destroying a specific target cell while leaving adjacent cells intact.

  • monoclonal antibody

    antibody produced by a laboratory-grown cell clone, either of a hybridoma or a virus-transformed lymphocyte, that is more abundant and uniform than natural antibody and is able to bind specifically to a single site on almost any chosen antigen or reveal previously unknown antigen sites: used as an analytic tool in scientific research and medical diagnosis and potentially important in the treatment of certain diseases. Abbreviation: MAb.
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