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 

i-ˌmyü-nō-

noun

immunoprecipitate

ˌi-myə-nō-pri-ˈsi-pə-ˌtāt 

i-ˌmyü-nō-

transitive verb

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

immunoprecipitable

-ˈsip-ət-ə-bəl 

adjective

immunoprecipitate

-ˈsip-ət-ət  -ə-ˌtāt 

noun

immunoprecipitate

-ə-ˌtāt 

transitive verb

immunoprecipitated; immunoprecipitating