REAGIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does reagin mean? 

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

1. 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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• REAGIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting substances

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

IgE; immunoglobulin E (one of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; present primarily in the skin and mucous membranes)