Etymology

immunocharacterize

Today it means: To characterize an antibody or antiserum Full definition →

English characterize ← Medieval Latin charactērizō ← Ancient Greek χᾰρακτηρίζω (khăraktērízō)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*moy-nós
  3. Proto-Italic*moinos
  4. Latinmūnus
  5. Proto-Indo-European*né
  6. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  7. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  8. Latinin-
  9. Latinin- -is
  10. Latinimmūnis
  11. Middle Frenchimmun
  12. Englishimmune
  13. Englishimmuno-
  14. Ancient Greekχαράσσω (kharássō)
  15. Ancient Greekχαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)
  16. Ancient Greekχᾰρακτηρίζω (khăraktērízō)
  17. Medieval Latincharactērizō
  18. Englishcharacterize
  19. English todayimmunocharacterize

From immuno- + characterize.

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