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Where does “immunobinding” come from?

immunobinding (English) comes from English binding, from Middle English byndynge, from Middle English binden, from Old English bindan, from Proto-West Germanic bindan, from Proto-Germanic bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

immunobinding (English): The direct binding of an antigen to an antibody

Definitions

  1. The direct binding of an antigen to an antibody

Ancestry of “immunobinding”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbindingImposing stipulations or requirements that must...
2Middle Englishbyndynge—
3Middle EnglishbindenTo secure or strengthen by various means; To take...
4Old Englishbindanto bind, constrain; to fasten or join
5Proto-West Germanicbindanto bind, to tie
6Proto-Germanicbindanąto bind, to tie
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
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