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pre·cip·i·tin (pr

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n.

An antibody that reacts with a specific soluble antigen to produce a precipitate.

[precipit(ate) + -in.]

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precipitin - an antibody that causes precipitation when it unites with its antigen

antibody - any of a large variety of proteins normally present in the body or produced in response to an antigen which it neutralizes, thus producing an immune response

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