immunohistochemical

adjective

Of, pertaining to, or by means of immunohistochemistry, the use of immunological techniques to study the chemistry of tissues.

OriginEnglish histochemical ← Middle French immun ← Latin immūnis →
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Meanings

adjectiveimmunohistochemical (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyOf, pertaining to, or by means of immunohistochemistry, the use of immunological techniques to study the chemistry of tissues.
nounimmunohistochemical (plural immunohistochemicals)

plural immunohistochemicals

  1. biologyAny immunological histochemical

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. Englishhistochemical
  15. Englishimmunohistochemical

From immuno- + histochemical.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

histoimmunochemical
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APA

immunohistochemical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immunohistochemical

MLA

“immunohistochemical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immunohistochemical. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “immunohistochemical,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immunohistochemical.

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