antibody-mimetic
|an-ti-body-mi-met-ic|
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/ˈæn.təˌbɑː.di mɪˈmɛtɪk/
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/ˈæn.tɪˌbɒd.i mɪˈmɛtɪk/
imitates an antibody
Etymology
'antibody-mimetic' originates from Modern English, specifically a compound of 'antibody' and 'mimetic', where 'antibody' is formed from the prefix 'anti-' (from Greek 'anti' meaning 'against') plus 'body' (Old English 'bodig'/'Latin corpus' meaning 'body'), and 'mimetic' comes from Greek 'mimētikos' meaning 'imitative'.
'mimetic' came into English via Latin and French from Greek 'mimētikos', and 'antibody' arose in modern scientific usage in the late 19th century; the compound 'antibody-mimetic' was coined in modern scientific English to describe molecules that imitate antibodies.
Initially it meant 'imitating an antibody' in a literal sense; over time it has been used specifically to denote engineered molecules or scaffolds that reproduce antibody binding or function in biomedical contexts.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a molecule, compound or engineered scaffold that mimics the antigen-binding properties of an antibody, used for detection, targeting, or therapeutic purposes.
The research team developed an antibody-mimetic that binds the tumor marker with high specificity.
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Adjective 1
describing a molecule or material that imitates the binding function or other properties of an antibody.
They tested an antibody-mimetic scaffold in preclinical models.
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Last updated: 2025/09/30 22:43