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polyclonal

American  
[pol-ee-klohn-l] / ˌpɒl iˈkloʊn l /

adjective

  1. Biology. pertaining to cells or cell products derived from several lines of clones.


noun

  1. Immunology. polyclonal antibody.

Etymology

Origin of polyclonal

1960–65; poly- + clonal ( def. )

Example Sentences

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The vaccines also produce polyclonal antibodies that work against multiple parts of the spike protein, she said.

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2021

According to Saturday press conference comments from Brian Garibaldi, a pulmonary critical care physician at Walter Reed, this is also when Trump receives a dose of Regeneron’s polyclonal antibody cocktail.

From Slate • Oct. 3, 2020

Conley said Trump received an 8-gram dose of Regeneron’s polyclonal antibody cocktail via “infusion without incident.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 2, 2020

Unlike monoclonal antibodies, which are being developed to target a specific molecular region, or epitope, on the surface of SARS-CoV-2 to elicit an immune response, horse polyclonal antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 recognize multiple epitopes.

From Scientific American • Aug. 17, 2020

A polyclonal response is the stimulation of multiple T cell clones.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013