: 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 antigen is a substance that enters the body and stimulates the production of an antibody to fight what the immune system perceives as an invader. Antigens can be toxins, bacteria, foreign blood cells and the cells of transplanted organs.