: a person who opposes a person or group in authority. He was a rebel against the school administration. [+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples. : a person who does not obey rules or accept normal standards of behavior, dress, etc. He is a typical teenage rebel.
antibody-antigen complex. a complex formed by the combining of antibody and antigen. Called also immune complex. Golgi complex. a complex cellular organelle involved in the synthesis of glycoproteins, lipoproteins, membrane-bound proteins and lysosomal enzymes. See also golgi apparatus.
An antibody is a protein used by the immune system to identify and neutralise foreign objects like bacteria and viruses. Each antibody recognises a specific antigen unique to its target. Production of antibodies is referred to as the humoral immune system.he part of the antigen that antibody binds to is called the antigenic determinant, antigenic site or epitope. A given organism contains many different antigens. Viruses can contain as few as three (polyoma virus) to more than 100 (herpes and pox), whereas protozoa, fungi and bacteria contain hundreds to thousands.