immunoaffinity en · NOUN
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 *-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 affinity English immunoaffinity From immuno- + affinity.
Meanings
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(qualifier:noun adjunct, uncountable) The specific chemical affinity between an antibody, or antibody domain, and an antigen
The human endothelial plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI-1) of t-PA was purified to homogeneity and partially sequenced directly from endothhelial ^([sic]) cells by Sanzo (39), using the immunoaffinity of a monoclonal antibody against human t-PA.
1994, Nikos K. Harakas, “Biospecific Affinity Chromatography”, in Roger G. Harrison, editor, Protein Purification Process Engineering, →ISBN, page 61:an immunoaffinity column