immunoprecipitation

immunoprecipitation definition - medical

im·mu·no·pre·cip·i·ta·tion (ĭmˌyə-nō-prĭ-sĭpˌĭ-tāˈshən, ĭ-myo͞oˌ-)

noun
The precipitation of sensitized antigen as the result of the interaction of antigen with a specific antibody in solution.

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