English Explanatory Dictionary

pIgG

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Abbreviation of polyclonal immunoglobulin G.
noun
  1. Abbreviation of plasma immunoglobulin G.
noun
  1. A piggin (“an earthenware vessel, jar, crock”).
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/pɪɡ/

Word forms

pIgG pIgGs pig pyg

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from pig (“swine”), due to the shape. Compare also Middle English pig (“a container for wine; the hide of a pig used as a wineskin”), from pigge (“pig”). More at pig.

Related words

Ig IgA IgG IgM pIg pIgA PIgG pIgM PIIgG UIgG
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