immunoglobulin e

1. 1.

   one of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; present primarily in the skin and mucous membranes

   SynonymsIgE

   Broaderimmunoglobulin

   Narrowerreagin

Questions about immunoglobulin e

What does immunoglobulin e mean?

immunoglobulin e means "one of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; present primarily in the skin and mucous membranes".

What is another word for immunoglobulin e?

Close synonyms include IgE. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is immunoglobulin e a common word?

immunoglobulin e is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.