immunoassay

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *mey-

Proto-Indo-European *moy-nósder.

Proto-Italic *moinos

Latin mūnus

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Italic *n̥-

Latin in-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.?

Proto-Italic *-is

Latin -is

Latin in- -is

Latin immūnisder.

Middle French immunbor.

Middle English

English immune

Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.

Latin -o-bor.

English -o-

English immuno-

English assay

English immunoassay

From immuno- + assay.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪ

Noun

immunoassay (plural immunoassays)

1. A test for the presence of a substance using the reaction of an antibody to its antigen, making use of the high selectivity of components of biological immune systems.
   • 2016, Jayson Lusk, Unnaturally Delicious, →ISBN, page 179:

     An over-the-counter, pee-on-a-stick pregnancy test is an immunoassay.

Derived terms

• bioimmunoassay
• chemoimmunoassay
• electroimmunoassay
• enzymoimmunoassay
• fluoroimmunoassay
• immunoassayable
• luminoimmunoassay
• metalloimmunoassay
• nanoimmunoassay
• radioimmunoassay

Verb

immunoassay (third-person singular simple present immunoassays, present participle immunoassaying, simple past and past participle immunoassayed)

1. To carry out such a test.