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antigenicity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.16 in modern English

Syllables
anti-genic-i-ty
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ability, or degree of ability, to react with the products of an immune response.

Etymology

Etymology tree English antigenic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English antigenicity From antigenic + -ity.

Inflected Forms

antigenicities (plural)

Derived Forms

alloantigenicity neoantigenicity xenoantigenicity

Frequently Paired Words

antigen immunogenicity

Questions

What does antigenicity mean?
The ability, or degree of ability, to react with the products of an immune response.
Where does antigenicity come from?
Etymology tree English antigenic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English antigenicity From antigenic + -ity.

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