Etymology

immunocytochemistry

Today it means: The field of study that encompasses immunochemistry and cytochemistry Full definition →

English cytochemistry ← 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. Ancient Greekκύτος (kútos)
  15. Englishcyto-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
  17. Ancient Greekχῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
  18. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)
  19. Arabicالْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)
  20. Medieval Latinalchēmia
  21. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.
  22. New Latinchimia
  23. Middle Frenchchymie
  24. Frenchchimie
  25. Frenchchimiste
  26. Englishchemist
  27. Englishchemistry
  28. Englishcytochemistry
  29. English todayimmunocytochemistry

From immuno- + cytochemistry.

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