"paratope" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: paratopes [plural]
Etymology: By surface analysis, para- + -tope. Etymology templates: {{surf|en|para-|-tope}} By surface analysis, para- + -tope Head templates: {{en-noun}} paratope (plural paratopes)
  1. (biochemistry) That part of the molecule of an antibody that binds to an antigen. Categories (topical): Biochemistry Related terms: agretope, allotope, desetope, epitope, glycotope, histotope, idiotope, supertope

Inflected forms

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