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Where does “immunodiffusion” come from?

immunodiffusion (English) comes from English diffusion, from Latin diffusio, from Latin diffundō, from Latin fundō, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

immunodiffusion (English): a technique used to detect the reaction between...

Definitions

  1. a technique used to detect the reaction between...

Ancestry of “immunodiffusion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiffusionThe act of diffusing or dispersing something, or...
2Latindiffusio—
3Latindiffundō—
4Latinfundō—
5Latinfundusbottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “immunodiffusion”

  • radioimmunodiffusion
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