monoclonal
English
Etymology
mono- + clonal
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌmɒn.əˈkləʊ.nəl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌmɑn.əˈkloʊ.nəl/
- Rhymes: -əʊnəl
- Hyphenation: mon‧o‧clo‧nal
Adjective
monoclonal (not comparable)
- (biochemistry) genetically engineered from a single clone; used especially of a protein or antibody
- 2002, Gilbert S. Banker & Christopher T. Rhodes, Modern Pharmaceutics, 4th edition, Informa Health Care, →ISBN, page 699:
- One of the first examples of the immunogenicity of recombinantly derived antibodies was with murine anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody (OKT3) used in the induction of immunosupression after organ transplantation.
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Derived terms
- monoclonal antibody
- monoclonality
- nonmonoclonal
Translations
genetically engineered from a single clone
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See also
- oligoclonal
Noun
monoclonal (plural monoclonals)
- (immunochemistry) something produced from a single clone, especially a monoclonal antibody
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔ.nɔ.klɔ.nal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Hyphenation: mono‧clonal
Adjective
monoclonal (feminine monoclonale, masculine plural monoclonaux, feminine plural monoclonales)
- monoclonal
Further reading
- “monoclonal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /monokloˈnal/ [mo.no.kloˈnal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: mo‧no‧clo‧nal
Adjective
monoclonal (plural monoclonales)
- monoclonal
Derived terms
- anticuerpo monoclonal
Related terms
- clonal
Further reading
- “monoclonal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014