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)

1. (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.

Derived terms

• monoclonal antibody
• monoclonality
• nonmonoclonal

Translations

genetically engineered from a single clone

• Finnish: monoklonaalinen
• French: monoclonal (fr)
• Italian: monoclonale (it)
• Spanish: monoclonal

See also

• oligoclonal

Noun

monoclonal (plural monoclonals)

1. (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)

1. 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 m or f (masculine and feminine plural monoclonales)

1. monoclonal

Derived terms

• anticuerpo monoclonal

 

Related terms

• clonal

 

Further reading

• “monoclonal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014