hapten

English

Etymology

Early 20th century: from German Hapten, from Ancient Greek ἅπτειν (háptein, “to fasten”).

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.

Synonyms

• haptene

Hyponyms

• urushiol

Derived terms

• haptenated
• haptenation
• haptenic
• haptenization
• haptenize

 

Translations

Translations

• Catalan: haptè m
• French: haptène (fr) m
• Italian: aptene (it) m

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Pronunciation

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Verb

hapten

1. inflection of happen:
   1. plural past indicative
   2. (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive