immunoprecipitation

noun im·mu·no·pre·cip·i·ta·tion \-pri-ˌsi-pə-ˈtā-shən\

Definition of IMMUNOPRECIPITATION

: precipitation of a complex of an antibody and its specific antigen

— im·mu·no·pre·cip·i·tate \-ˈsi-pə-tət, -pə-ˌtāt\ noun

— im·mu·no·pre·cip·i·tate \-pə-ˌtāt\ transitive verb

1962

Medical Dictionary

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

—im·mu·no·pre·cip·i·ta·ble \-ˈsip-ət-ə-bəl\ adjective

—im·mu·no·pre·cip·i·tate \-ˈsip-ət-ət, -ə-ˌtāt\ noun

—im·mu·no·pre·cip·i·tate \-ə-ˌtāt\ transitive verb, im·mu·no·pre·cip·i·tat·ed im·mu·no·pre·cip·i·tat·ing

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