Meanings
nounimmunoprecipitation (countable and uncountable, plural immunoprecipitations)
plural immunoprecipitations
- countableuncountableimmunologyA technique in which an antigen is precipitated from solution by using an antibody, or a particular use of this technique.
We carried out sequential immunoprecipitations of cell lysates.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*mey-
- Proto-Indo-European*moy-nós
- Proto-Italic*moinos
- Latinmūnus
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Italic*n̥-
- Latinin-
- Latinin- -is
- Latinimmūnis
- Middle Frenchimmun
- Englishimmune
- Englishimmuno-
- Englishprecipitate
- Englishimmunoprecipitate
- Englishimmunoprecipitation
From immunoprecipitate + -ion.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Italian immunoprecipitazione
- immunoprecipitazionetechnique in which an antigen is precipitated from solution
Spanish inmunoprecipitación
- inmunoprecipitacióntechnique in which an antigen is precipitated from solution
Cite this entry
APA
immunoprecipitation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immunoprecipitation
MLA
“immunoprecipitation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immunoprecipitation. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “immunoprecipitation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immunoprecipitation.
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