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immunoassay

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.01 in modern English

Syllables
im-munoas-say
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A test for the presence of a substance using the reaction of an antibody to its antigen, making use of the high selectivity of components of biological immune systems.

verb

To carry out such a test.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *moy-nósder. Proto-Italic *moinos Latin mūnus Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.? Proto-Italic *-is Latin -is Latin in- -is Latin immūnisder. Middle French immunbor. Middle English English immune Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English immuno- English assay English immunoassay From immuno- + assay.

Inflected Forms

immunoassays (plural) immunoassays (present, singular) immunoassaying (participle, present) immunoassayed (participle, past) immunoassayed (past)

Derived Forms

bioimmunoassay chemoimmunoassay electroimmunoassay enzymoimmunoassay fluoroimmunoassay immunoassayable luminoimmunoassay metalloimmunoassay nanoimmunoassay radioimmunoassay

Synonyms

immunochemical assay

Rhymes With

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Questions

What does immunoassay mean?
A test for the presence of a substance using the reaction of an antibody to its antigen, making use of the high selectivity of components of biological immune systems.
Where does immunoassay come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *moy-nósder. Proto-Italic *moinos Latin mūnus Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.? Proto-Italic *-is Latin -is Latin in- -is Latin immūnisder. Middle French immunbor. Middle English English immune Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English immuno- English assay English immunoassay From immuno- + assay.

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