immunodiffusion

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noun

a technique used to detect the reaction between an antigen and an antibody by observing the behavior of a combination of such species as they diffuse through a gel

OriginEnglish diffusion ← Middle French immun ← Latin immūnis →
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Meanings

nounimmunodiffusion (plural immunodiffusions)

plural immunodiffusions

  1. a technique used to detect the reaction between an antigen and an antibody by observing the behavior of a combination of such species as they diffuse through a gel

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. Englishdiffusion
  15. Englishimmunodiffusion

From immuno- + diffusion.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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