immunochemistry

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noun

The study of the structure of antibody molecules (immunoglobulins) and of their ability to bind with antigens of diverse chemical structure.

Similar
chemoimmunology
OriginEnglish chemistry ← French chimiste ← Middle French chymie →
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Meanings

nounimmunochemistry (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryThe study of the structure of antibody molecules (immunoglobulins) and of their ability to bind with antigens of diverse chemical structure.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe field of chemistry concerned with chemical processes in immunology (such as chemical studies of antigens and antibodies)

Similar
chemoimmunology
Broader
chemistrychemical scienceimmunology
Also see
chemoimmunology

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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. 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. Englishimmunochemistry

From immuno- + chemistry.

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Translations

Esperanto imunoĥemio, imunokemio
  • imunoĥemiostudy of the structure of antibodies
  • imunokemiostudy of the structure of antibodies
Finnish immunokemia
  • immunokemiastudy of the structure of antibodies
French immunochimie
  • immunochimiestudy of the structure of antibodies
German Immunochemie
  • Immunochemiestudy of the structure of antibodies
Greek ανοσοχημεία
  • ανοσοχημεία (anosochimeía)study of the structure of antibodies
Romanian imunochimie
  • imunochimiestudy of the structure of antibodies
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“immunochemistry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immunochemistry. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “immunochemistry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immunochemistry.

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