immunochemistry

[im-yuh-noh-kem-uh-stree, ih-myoo-]

noun

1. the study of the chemistry of immunologic substances and reactions.

immunochemistry

/ ˌɪmjʊnəʊˈkɛmɪstrɪ /

noun

1. the study of the chemical reactions of immunity

2. a method for the detection and localization of proteins and other cellular components using antibodies that specifically label the materials

Other Word Forms

• immunochemical adjective
• immunochemically adverb
• immunochemist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of immunochemistry¹

First recorded in 1905–10; immuno- + chemistry

Example Sentences

He said he had been inspired to specialize in immunology after reading, on a Brooklyn trolley, a book of essays by Michael Heidelberger, whom he described as “the father of quantitative immunochemistry.”

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