antibody

English · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

antibody

/ˈæn.tiˌbɒd.i/ UK
/ˈæn.tɪˌbɒd.i/ UK
/ˈæn.tɪˌbɑ.di/ US
[ˈæn.tɪˌbɑ.ɾi] US
[ˈɛən.tɪˌbɑ.ɾi] US
/ˈæn.tiˌbɔd.i/ UK
[æn.tiˌbɔɾ.i] UK
/ˈæn.tɪˌbɔd.i/ UK
[ˈæn.tɪˌbɔɾ.i] UK

Where it comes from

From anti- + body, a calque of German Antikörper.

noun antibodies

A protein produced by B-lymphocytes that binds to a specific antigen. It’s estimated only 0.1% of antibodies circulating in the bloodstream enter the brain – this also includes the therapeutic antibodies currently used in clinical trials. An approach my team is taking is to use ultrasound to temporarily open the blood-brain barrier, which increases the uptake of Alzhe
Similar: immunoglobulin, immune globulin · Opposite: antigen, Ag

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: immunologic, immunity, serologic, blood, urticaria, ana, testing, dependent, gamma globulin, immune globulin, antiserum, serum globulin, ig, immunoglobulin, monoclonal antibody, polyclonal antibody

Translations

Every language

noun protein that binds to a specific antigen

Español	anticuerpo
한국어	항체 hangche
日本語	抗体 kōtai
中文	抗體 /抗体 kàngtǐ
Kiswahili	kingamwili
Português	anticorpo
Français	anticorps
Deutsch	Antikörper
Italiano	anticorpo
Ελληνικά	αντίσωμα antísoma
Română	anticorp, anticorpi
Русский	антите́ло antitélo
Tiếng Việt	kháng thể
العربية	جِسْم مُضَادّ jism muḍādd
עברית	נוֹגְדָן nogdán

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"antibody." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/antibody. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

antibody. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/antibody

Chicago

"antibody." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/antibody.

BibTeX

@misc{antibody_2026,
  title = {antibody},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/antibody},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}