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immunochemistry

American

[im-yuh-noh-kem-uh-stree, ih-myoo-] / ˌɪm yə noʊˈkɛm ə stri, ɪˌmyu- /

noun

the study of the chemistry of immunologic substances and reactions.

immunochemistry British

/ ˌɪmjʊnəʊˈkɛmɪstrɪ /

noun

the study of the chemical reactions of immunity
a method for the detection and localization of proteins and other cellular components using antibodies that specifically label the materials

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Other Word Forms

immunochemical adjective
immunochemically adverb
immunochemist noun

Etymology

Origin of immunochemistry

First recorded in 1905–10; immuno- + chemistry

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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.”

From New York Times

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