Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

immunoselection

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: im-munos-e-lec-tion
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

selection of cell lines according to their resistance to antibodies.

Example Sentences

"They have beautifully demonstrated the existence of an 'immunoselection', i.e. the preferential survival of less antigenic cell types in the foreign environment."
"Thus, immunoselection of neoplastic leukocytes, both away from and back to the H-2-specific diploid genotype, can be experimentally controlled through the use of appropriate hosts."
"Immunoselection involves the use of an antibody or a collection of antibodies."

Etymology

From immuno- + selection.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: immuno

Inflected Forms

immunoselections (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

immunoselective

Questions

What does immunoselection mean?: selection of cell lines according to their resistance to antibodies.
Where does immunoselection come from?: From immuno- + selection.

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