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κ /κ/ (kappa, the tenth letter of the Greek alphabet) one of the two types of immunoglobulin light chains.
kap·pa (kp)
n.
Symbol The tenth letter of the Greek alphabet.
adj.
Relating to or characterizing a polypeptide chain that is one of two types of light chains present in immunoglobins.

kappa
[kap′ə]
Κ, κ, the tenth letter of the Greek alphabet, used to denote (in chemistry) the tenth carbon atom in a chain, one of two light chains in an immunoglobulin molecule, a type of killer particle present in certain strains of Paramecium, and a visual axis angle.

kappa
the tenth letter of the Greek alphabet, K or κ.

kappa (κ)
chain one of the two light chains in immunoglobulin. The other is lambda (λ).


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Got a lot of folks, smart folks, analyzing the situation on the ground, and, of course, briefing us on different possibilities that could develop in the area and the region," he said with CIA Director Michael Hayden and Deputy Director Steve Kappas at his side.
Important strides on the subject were then made by the likes of John Kappas, Ormond McGill, Milton Erickson and Dave Elman.
 
 
 
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