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Definition of Coprecipitation
1. Noun. (chemistry) The precipitation of an otherwise soluble substance through the precipitation of another substance. ¹
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Medical Definition of Coprecipitation
1. Precipitation of unbound antigen along with an antigen-antibody complex; may occur particularly when a soluble complex is precipitated by a second antibody specific for the Fc fragment of the immunoglobulin of the complex. (05 Mar 2000)