antiphosphatase

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

anti- +‎ phosphatase

Noun[edit]

antiphosphatase (plural antiphosphatases)

  1. (immunology) A substance that creates an allergic response to phosphatase antibodies.
    • 1972, Barbara K. Bodner, Staphylococcal Acid Phosphatase: Antigenicity, Assay of Its Antibody, and Protection Studies:
      The antiphosphatase titer of serum treated with mercaptoethanol and an untreated control serum were determined by immunodiffusion.