hyperimmunized en · ADJ
Etymology
From hyper- + immunized.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Excessively immunized, and thus containing a large quantity of (specific) antibodies.
The egg yolks from hyperimmunized hens were physically separated from the egg white and first mixed gently with eight volumes of cold distilled water (acidified with 0.1 M HCl to give pH 4.0) to avoid possible disruptions of egg yolk granules due to the presence of high concentrations of acid.
2015 July 9, Naiyana Gujral, Ju Won Suh, Hoon H. Sunwoo, “Effect of anti-gliadin IgY antibody on epithelial intestinal integrity and inflammatory response induced by gliadin”, in BMC Immunology, volume 16, →DOI: