antigenicity

antigenicity
The state or property of being antigenic. SYN: immunogenicity.

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an·ti·gen·ic·i·ty -'nis-ət-ē n, pl -ties the capacity to act as an antigen <a vaccine with reduced \antigenicity>

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an·ti·ge·nic·i·ty (an″tĭ-jə-nisґĭ-te) the property of being able to induce a specific immune response or the degree to which a substance is able to stimulate an immune response. Called also immunogenicity.

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