"allergen" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈælə(ɹ)ˌd͡ʒɛn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-allergen.wav Forms: allergens [plural]
Etymology: Syncopated compound of allergy + -gen, coined on the model of pharmaceutical words such as pathogen and antigen. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Syncopated}} Syncopated, {{compound|en|allergy|-gen}} allergy + -gen Head templates: {{en-noun}} allergen (plural allergens)
  1. (medicine) A substance which causes an allergic reaction. Wikipedia link: allergen Categories (topical): Medicine Translations (substance): alerxenu [masculine] (Asturian), al·lergogen [masculine] (Catalan), al·lergen [masculine] (Catalan), alergen [masculine] (Czech), allergeen [neuter] (Dutch), allergeeni (Finnish), allergène [masculine] (French), alérxeno [masculine] (Galician), Allergen [neuter] (German), allergén (Hungarian), ofnæmisvaldur [masculine] (Icelandic), ofnæmisvaki [masculine] (Icelandic), ailléirgin [feminine] (Irish), allergene [masculine] (Italian), matū whakapāwera (Maori), alergen [masculine] (Polish), alérgeno [masculine] (Portuguese), alergen [neuter] (Romanian), аллерге́н (allergén) [masculine] (Russian), alérgeno [masculine] (Spanish), allergen [common-gender] (Swedish)

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