crossreactive

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Etymology[edit]

From cross- +‎ reactive.

Adjective[edit]

crossreactive (comparative more crossreactive, superlative most crossreactive)

  1. Describing a reaction between an antigen and an antibody that was formed to counteract a different (often similar) antigen

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