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anti-k

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.66 in modern English

Syllables
an-ti-k
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A highly potent and clinically significant antibody.

adj

Of a highly specialized antibody that targets the K antigen (KEL1) found on the surface of human red blood cells.

Etymology

The K in an anti-K stands for Kelleher, which is the surname of the patient in whom the antigen was originally discovered in 1946.

Inflected Forms

anti-Ks (plural) more anti-K (comparative) most anti-K (superlative)

Questions

What does anti-k mean?
A highly potent and clinically significant antibody.
Where does anti-k come from?
The K in an anti-K stands for Kelleher, which is the surname of the patient in whom the antigen was originally discovered in 1946.

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