immunolocalize

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verb

To use immunological techniques to determine where particular structures or molecules are located within a cell.

Scrabble 29

Meanings

verbimmunolocalize (third-person singular simple present immunolocalizes, present participle immunolocalizing, simple past and past participle immunolocalized)

present singular third person immunolocalizes · participle present immunolocalizing · participle past immunolocalized · past immunolocalized · alternative immunolocalise

  1. medicineTo use immunological techniques to determine where particular structures or molecules are located within a cell.

    centromeres were immunolocalized by centromere-specific antisera, and visualized by FITC-conjugated human IgGs (green).

    2000, Mizuki Ohno et al., “Non-B DNA Structures”, in Chromosomes Toda, Volume 13, →ISBN, page 63

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. Englishlocalize
  15. Englishimmunolocalize

From immuno- + localize.

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APA

immunolocalize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immunolocalize

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Chicago

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