immunodiffusion
/ˌɪmjənoʊdɪˈfjuʒən/
noun
- A laboratory technique that uses the movement of substances through a gel to detect and measure immune reactions, such as between antibodies and antigens.
- In the biology class, students performed an immunodiffusion experiment to see how antigens spread through the gel.
- Immunodiffusion is a simple and reliable method for identifying different types of antibodies.
- The researchers used immunodiffusion to confirm the presence of the virus in the sample.