immunoassay

[ im-yuh-noh-uh-sey, -as-ey, ih-myoo- ]

noun
  1. any laboratory method for detecting a substance by using an antibody reactive with it.

Origin of immunoassay

1
First recorded in 1955–60; immuno- + assay

Other words from immunoassay

  • im·mu·no·as·say·a·ble, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for immunoassay

immunoassay

/ (ˌɪmjʊnəʊˈæseɪ) /


noun
  1. immunol a technique of identifying a substance by its ability to bind to an antibody

Derived forms of immunoassay

  • immunoassayist, noun

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Scientific definitions for immunoassay

immunoassay

[ ĭm′yə-nō-ăsā, ĭ-myōō′- ]


  1. A laboratory technique that identifies and quantifies (usually in minute amounts) a protein such as a hormone or an enzyme, based on its ability to act as an antigen or antibody in a chemical reaction.

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