immunoprecipitation
noun
im·mu·no·pre·cip·i·ta·tion ˌi-myə-nō-pri-ˌsi-pə-ˈtā-shən 
i-ˌmyü-nō-
: precipitation of a complex of an antibody and its specific antigen
immunoprecipitate
ˌi-myə-nō-pri-ˈsi-pə-tət -pə-ˌtāt
noun -pə-ˌtāt i-ˌmyü-nō-
immunoprecipitate
ˌi-myə-nō-pri-ˈsi-pə-ˌtāt
transitive verb i-ˌmyü-nō-
Word History
Etymology
immuno- + precipitation, after German Immunpräzipitation
First Known Use
1959, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
immunoprecipitation
noun
im·mu·no·pre·cip·i·ta·tion -pri-ˌsip-ə-ˈtā-shən
: precipitation of a complex of an antibody and its specific antigen
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