Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An antibody found in the blood of individuals having a genetic predisposition to allergies.
- noun A substance present in the blood of individuals having a positive serological test for syphilis.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an immunoglobulin E that is formed as an antibody against allergens (such as pollen); attaches to cell membranes causing the release of histamine and other substances responsible for the local inflammation characteristic of an allergy
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Come on, Gunny, reagin some self respect and tell us all about your last duty station, you phony baloney puffer!
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Come on, Gunny, reagin some self respect and tell us all about your last duty station, you phony baloney puffer!
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This wound is the beginning of a slow disintegration of his world: he will never reagin full use of his leg, he will discover he is no Goth by birth which throws him into a nice identity crisis, he comes to doubt his sexual leanings, he will learn to mistrust even people he loves.
Sheila gets medieval on my . . . Douglas Hoffman 2006
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"I'm most proud of the fact that about here we greeted the stolen generations," he said, before pausing for 20 seconds to reagin his composure.
Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2010
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Visuwell reagin, a non-treponemal enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the serodiagnosis of syphilis
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