alloantibody in American English
(ˌælouˈæntɪˌbɑdi, -ˈænti-)
nounWord forms: plural -bodiesImmunology an antibody that reacts with an antigen from a genetically different individual of the same species
Word origin
[1965–70;
allo- +
antibody]This word is first recorded in the period 1965–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Finlandization, double-book, genetic engineering, hired gun, wraparoundallo- is a combining form meaning “other,” used in the formation of compound words (allotrope) and in chemistry to denote the more stable of two geometric isomers. Other wordsthat use the affix allo- include: allograft, allomorph, allotropy, allotype, isallotherm