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immunoprecipitation

[ im-yuh-noh-pri-sip-i-tey-shuh n, ih-myoo- ]
/ ˌɪm yə noʊ prɪˌsɪp ɪˈteɪ ʃən, ɪˌmyu- /

noun

the separation of an antigen from a solution by the formation of a large complex with its specific antibody.

Nearby words

  1. immunopathology,
  2. immunoperoxidase technique,
  3. immunopharmacology,
  4. immunopotentiation,
  5. immunopotentiator,
  6. immunoproliferative disorder,
  7. immunoreaction,
  8. immunosorbent,
  9. immunosuppress,
  10. immunosuppressant

Origin of immunoprecipitation

First recorded in 1965–70; immuno- + precipitation
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Medicine definitions for immunoprecipitation

immunoprecipitation

[ ĭm′yə-nō-prĭ-sĭp′ĭ-tā′shən, ĭ-myōō′- ]

n.

The precipitation of sensitized antigen as the result of the interaction of antigen with a specific antibody in solution.
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