anticoronavirus

English

Etymology

From anti- +‎ coronavirus.

Adjective

anticoronavirus (not comparable)

1. (virology, immunology) Acting against coronavirus (usually in reference to antibodies).
   • 1986, Alberto J. L. Macario, Monoclonal antibodies against bacteria, volume 3, page 306:

     Some cross-reactivity occurred when bovine coronavirus was present in the fecal specimens and required blocking with bovine anticoronavirus serum.

   • 1987, Journal of Food Protection, volume 50, page 537:

     By neutralization tests, we studied the specific antirotavirus and anticoronavirus activity in raw milks, heat-treated milks and their corresponding ammonium sulfate-precipitated fractions, and in ultrafiltration fractions.

   • 1997 January, Aurelio Bonavia, “Infection of Primary Cultures of Human Neural Cells by Human Coronaviruses 229E and OC43”, in Journal of Virology, volume 71, number 1, page 800:

     Serological data showed a significant difference between MS patients and control subjects in titers of anticoronavirus antibodies in the cerebrospinal fluid.

Anagrams

• anticarnivorous