"hapten" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: haptens [plural]
Etymology: Early 20th century: from German Hapten, from Ancient Greek ἅπτειν (háptein, “to fasten”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|Hapten}} German Hapten, {{der|en|grc|ἅπτειν||to fasten}} Ancient Greek ἅπτειν (háptein, “to fasten”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} hapten (plural haptens)
  1. (immunology) Any small molecule that can elicit an immune response only when attached to a large carrier such as a protein. Wikipedia link: hapten Categories (topical): Immunology Synonyms: haptene Hyponyms: urushiol Derived forms: haptenated, haptenation, haptenic, haptenization, haptenize Translations (Translations): haptè [masculine] (Catalan), haptène [masculine] (French), aptene [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-hapten-en-noun-kotLM4Pj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: immunology, medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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