Meanings
Elisa1
proper noun
- A female given name from French.
eLISA2
proper noun
- abbreviationinitialismspaceESAInitialism of evolved Laser Interferometer Space Antenna, a proposed European Space Agency mission designed to detect and accurately measure gravitational waves.
ELISA3
nounELISA (plural ELISAs)
plural ELISAs
- abbreviationinitialismbiochemistryInitialism of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (“a highly sensitive and specific laboratory technique used to detect and quantify specific substances, such as proteins, antibodies, or hormones”)
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan assay that relies on an enzymatic conversion reaction and is used to detect the presence of specific substances (such as enzymes or viruses or antibodies or bacteria)
Similar
enzyme-linked-immunosorbent serologic assay
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
A spelling variant of Elise.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
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APA
Elisa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elisa
MLA
“Elisa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elisa. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Elisa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elisa.
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