"monoclonal" meaning in English

See monoclonal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌmɒn.əˈkləʊ.nəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌmɑn.əˈkloʊ.nəl/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -əʊnəl Etymology: From mono- + clonal. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mono|clonal}} mono- + clonal Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} monoclonal (not comparable)
  1. (biochemistry) genetically engineered from a single clone; used especially of a protein or antibody Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Biochemistry Derived forms: monoclonal antibody, monoclonality, nonmonoclonal Related terms: oligoclonal Translations (genetically engineered from a single clone): monoklonaalinen (Finnish), monoclonal (French), monoclonale (Italian), monoclonal (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-monoclonal-en-adj-IlVlGug~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mono-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mono-: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 52 48 Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Noun

IPA: /ˌmɒn.əˈkləʊ.nəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌmɑn.əˈkloʊ.nəl/ [General-American] Forms: monoclonals [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊnəl Etymology: From mono- + clonal. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mono|clonal}} mono- + clonal Head templates: {{en-noun}} monoclonal (plural monoclonals)
  1. (immunochemistry) something produced from a single clone, especially a monoclonal antibody Categories (topical): Immunochemistry
    Sense id: en-monoclonal-en-noun-eukPg2f5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mono-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mono-: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 52 48 Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, immunochemistry, immunology, medicine, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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