immunogold

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noun

A particle of gold that is used to label an antibody or protein in immunogold electron microscopy.

OriginEnglish gold ← Middle English gold ← Old English gold →
UncommonScrabble 16
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Meanings

nounimmunogold (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA particle of gold that is used to label an antibody or protein in immunogold electron microscopy.

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*ǵʰelh₃-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰĺ̥h₃-to-m
  16. Proto-Germanic*gulþą
  17. Proto-West Germanic*golþ
  18. Old Englishgold
  19. Middle Englishgold
  20. Englishgold
  21. Englishimmunogold

From immuno- + gold.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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