HETEROPHILE


Meaning of HETEROPHILE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhe-tə-rə-ˌfī(-ə) ]

adjective

or het·ero·phil -ˌfil

Date: 1920

: relating to or being any of a group of antigens in organisms of different species that induce the formation of antibodies that will cross-react with the other antigens of the group ; also : being or relating to any of these antibodies

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.