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Added 10 October 2026

antibody

/ˈæn.tiˌbɒd.i/ noun

In Latin: anticorpus Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about antibody at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A protein produced by B-lymphocytes that binds to a specific antigen.

Origin

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

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