See Also: radioligand(medicine)
radioligand assay(medicine)
cockle(4)(dictionary)
cockle(7)(dictionary)
cockle(6)(dictionary)
cockle(5)(dictionary)
cockle(dictionary)
cockle(3)(dictionary)
cockle(2)(dictionary)
cockle(1)(dictionary)

cockle(5) (iou) and radioligand (medicine)


cockle(5) (iou)



cockle noun4. L17.
[Perh. from Dutch kakel, kaekel, kachel, esp. in kacheloven, from German Kachel stove-tile, Kachelofen stove made of these.]
The fire-chamber of a hop or malt kiln. Also cockle-oast. L17.
A kind of large heating stove, spec. one with radiating plates or chambers around which air is passed before entering for heating. Also cockle-stove. L18.

radioligand (medicine)


radioligand
<radiobiology> A small molecule with a radionuclide tracer attached, that binds to a specific large molecule. It is usually used for radioimmunoassay procedures.

Origin: Radio-+ L. Ligandus, that which is to be bound, fr. Ligo, to bind