Meanings
nounimmunoaffinity (uncountable)
- uncountablenoun adjunctbiochemistryThe specific chemical affinity between an antibody, or antibody domain, and an antigen
an immunoaffinity column
1 more example
The human endothelial plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI-1) of t-PA was purified to homogeneity and partially sequenced directly from endothhelial ^([sic]) cells by Sanzo (39), using the immunoaffinity of a monoclonal antibody against human t-PA.
1994, Nikos K. Harakas, “Biospecific Affinity Chromatography”, in Roger G. Harrison, editor, Protein Purification Process Engineering, →ISBN, page 61
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*mey-
- Proto-Indo-European*moy-nós
- Proto-Italic*moinos
- Latinmūnus
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Italic*n̥-
- Latinin-
- Latinin- -is
- Latinimmūnis
- Middle Frenchimmun
- Englishimmune
- Englishimmuno-
- Englishaffinity
- Englishimmunoaffinity
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APA
immunoaffinity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immunoaffinity
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“immunoaffinity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immunoaffinity. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “immunoaffinity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immunoaffinity.
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