RECOMBINANT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does recombinant mean? 

• RECOMBINANT (noun)
  The noun RECOMBINANT has 1 sense:

1. a cell or organism in which genetic recombination has occurred

  Familiarity information: RECOMBINANT used as a noun is very rare.

• RECOMBINANT (adjective)
  The adjective RECOMBINANT has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to recombinant DNA

  Familiarity information: RECOMBINANT used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RECOMBINANT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A cell or organism in which genetic recombination has occurred

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("recombinant" is a kind of...):

being; organism (a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently)

cell ((biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals)

• RECOMBINANT (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to recombinant DNA

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

recombinant DNA (genetically engineered DNA made by recombining fragments of DNA from different organisms)

 Context examples 

NBI-3001 is a type of recombinant chimeric protein.

(NBI-3001, NCI Dictionary)

A humanized recombinant IgG4 monoclonal antibody directed against the alpha4 subunit of the integrins alpha4beta1and alpha4beta7 with immunomodulating, anti-inflammatory, and potential antineoplastic activities.

(Natalizumab, NCI Thesaurus)

A recombinant immunoglobulin antibody directed against the tumor-associated antigen carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA).

(Monoclonal Antibody COL-1, NCI Thesaurus)

A cancer vaccine consisting of a replication-defective recombinant canarypox virus (ALVAC) encoding the cancer-testis antigen NY-ESO-1, with potential immunostimulatory and antineoplastic activities.

(ALVAC-ESO-1 Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

A recombinant monoclonal antibody directed against the human suppressor-cytotoxic T-cell subset and designed to deplete circulating Leu 2A-positive lymphocytes.

(Monoclonal Antibody hLEU 2A, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called Proleukin and recombinant human interleukin-2.

(Aldesleukin, NCI Dictionary)

A recombinant nonapeptide used as an antineoplastic vaccine.

(NY-ESO-1b Peptide Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon topical application, recombinant human epidermal growth factor (rhEGF) may stimulate epithelial proliferation, differentiation and migration, which may result in the acceleration of epithelial regeneration and wound healing.

(Nepidermin, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called rAd/p53, recombinant adenovirus-p53, and SCH-58500.

(ACN53, NCI Dictionary)

Also called oprelvekin, recombinant human interleukin-11, and rhIL-11.

(Neumega, NCI Dictionary)