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precipitin

NOUN
  1. an antibody that causes precipitation when it unites with its antigen

How To Use precipitin In A Sentence

  • A negative serologic assay for precipitins does not rule out disease, as many factors can decrease the sensitivity of the test.
  • Serum agglutinins, precipitins, and complement-fixing antibodies can also be used to establish a diagnosis.
  • McReady noticed him first, sit­ting on the edge of the bunk, with two precipitin-whitened test-tubes of straw-colored fluid, his face whiter than the stuff in the tubes, si­lent tears slipping down from horror-widened eyes. Science Fiction Hall of Fame
  • Many reports and reviews have challenged the diagnostic value of serum precipitins for case finding.
  • Serum agglutinins, precipitins, and complement-fixing antibodies can also be used to establish a diagnosis.
  • Two minutes later, McReady held a test-tube with white precipitin settling slowly from straw-colored serum. Science Fiction Hall of Fame
  • His laboratory was the first to emphasize the importance of precipitins to various peptide and polysaccharide antigens of Aspergillus fimigatus.
  • Diagnostic and prognostic significance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa precipitins determined by means of crossed immunoelectrophoresis. PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • Their specificity could be related to particular defined groups on the antigen and evaluated quantitatively with precipitin reactions and hapten inhibition of precipitation.
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