allostimulated means stimulated by an alloantigen. It carries an Arena rating of 1426, earned across 3 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, allostimulated ranks #1,000 of 17,149 for Most Exacting Words, #2,839 of 17,138 for Most Incisive Words, #2,864 of 17,126 for Most Satisfying to Say, #5,414 of 17,151 for The Improbable.
Why “allostimulated” is a great word
Activated specifically by antigens from a genetically different individual of the same species. From the combining form allo- (from Greek ἄλλος, meaning "other, different") + stimulated (from Latin *stimulātus*, past participle of *stimulāre*, meaning "to goad, urge"). Unlike "autostimulated" (a quiet, internal recognition of self) or "mitogen-stimulated" (a blunt, nonspecific trigger for division), allostimulated describes a precise, vigilant agitation at the molecular frontier of the not-self. It is the dendritic cell presenting a stranger's protein, the lymphocyte mobilizing against a graft, the entire silent alarm of a body sensing the foreign signature of another—the biological basis of rejection, and of the fragile condition of individuality.
Etymology
From allo- + stimulated.
adj
- stimulated by an alloantigen
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