immunoelectrophoresis

American  

[im-yuh-noh-i-lek-troh-fuh-ree-sis, ih-myoo-] / ˌɪm yə noʊ ɪˌlɛk troʊ fəˈri sɪs, ɪˌmyu- /

noun

1. a technique for the separation and identification of mixtures of proteins, consisting of electrophoresis followed by immunodiffusion.

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immunoelectrophoresis British  

/ ˌɪmjʊnəʊɪˌlɛktrəʊfəˈriːsɪs /

noun

1. a technique for identifying the antigens in a blood serum, which are separated into fractions by electrophoresis

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Other Word Forms

• immunoelectrophoretic adjective

Etymology

Origin of immunoelectrophoresis

First recorded in 1955–60; immuno- + electrophoresis