Etymograph

English

immunoelectroosmophoresis

From immuno- + electro- + osmo- + -phoresis.

Formed from immuno- + electro- + osmo- + -phoresis

Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον ‘amber’

French electrum

French électro-

English electro-

Ancient Greek ὠθέω ‘to push’

Ancient Greek ὠσμός ‘push’

English osmo-

Today it means

noun A laboratory technique used to detect antigens or antibodies by applying an electric field that moves them through a gel, where they form a visible precipitate when they react with each other.

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