immunocharacterize

verb

To characterize an antibody or antiserum

Scrabble 38

Meanings

verbimmunocharacterize (third-person singular simple present immunocharacterizes, present participle immunocharacterizing, simple past and past participle immunocharacterized)

present singular third person immunocharacterizes · participle present immunocharacterizing · participle past immunocharacterized · past immunocharacterized

  1. immunologyTo characterize an antibody or antiserum

Origin

  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. Englishimmunocharacterize

From immuno- + characterize.

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APA

immunocharacterize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immunocharacterize

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Chicago

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