Etymology

immunochemistry

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Today it means: The study of the structure of antibody molecules (immunoglobulins) and of their ability to bind with antigens of diverse chemical structure. Full definition →

English chemistry ← French chimiste ← Middle French chymie
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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. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
  15. Ancient Greekχῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
  16. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)
  17. Arabicالْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)
  18. Medieval Latinalchēmia
  19. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.
  20. New Latinchimia
  21. Middle Frenchchymie
  22. Frenchchimie
  23. Frenchchimiste
  24. Englishchemist
  25. Englishchemistry
  26. English todayimmunochemistry

From immuno- + chemistry.

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