Meanings
comparative more immunoreactive · superlative most immunoreactive
- Of, pertaining to, or causing an immune reaction.
Most nitrergic neurons were only immunoreactive for nNOS; 10% co-localized with VIP. A small subpopulation of OSP neurons was immunoreactive for ChAT/nNOS/±VIP. All types of neurotransmitters found in the ISP or OSP were also detected in neuronal fibres within the mucosa.
2015 August 1, “Architecture and Chemical Coding of the Inner and Outer Submucous Plexus in the Colon of Piglets”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
plural immunoreactives
- Any substance that causes an immune reaction.
Synonyms & antonyms
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-
- Englishreactive
- Englishimmunoreactive
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with immunoreactive
Cite this entry
immunoreactive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immunoreactive
“immunoreactive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immunoreactive. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “immunoreactive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immunoreactive.
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