Associations to the word «Monoclonal»

Wiktionary

MONOCLONAL, adjective. (biochemistry) genetically engineered from a single clone; used especially of a protein or antibody
MONOCLONAL, noun. (immunochemistry) something produced from a single clone, especially a monoclonal antibody
MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES, noun. Plural of monoclonal antibody
MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY, noun. (medicine) A protein genetically engineered from a single clone of a B cell, especially one produced by fusion with a tumor cell and intended for use as a drug.

Dictionary definition

MONOCLONAL, noun. Any of a class of antibodies produced in the laboratory by a single clone of cells or a cell line and consisting of identical antibody molecules.
MONOCLONAL, adjective. Forming or derived from a single clone.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats