Definition of cross-reaction in US English:
cross-reaction
nounˌkrɔsriˈækʃ(ə)nˌkrôsrēˈakSH(ə)n
Biochemistry The reaction of an antibody with an antigen other than the one which gave rise to it.
Example sentencesExamples
- Cross reactions occur between retroviral glycoproteins and lymphocyte surface receptors.
- What we need to do is identify the proteins in this strain that cause this cross reaction.
- Participants with a history of adverse reactions to peas, beans, or peanuts were excluded because of possible cross reactions to soya protein.
- The specificity for food allergen tests is generally low, partly because of cross reactions between some food groups.
- Prions exist in very low concentrations in the body, and the cross reaction with other proteins makes the identification of these prions difficult.