- hap|ten
- hap|ten «HAP tehn», noun.Medicine. a substance that can unite with a protein on injection to form an antigen.╂[< Greek háptein to fasten, join]
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hap — hap·a·lo·nych·ia; hap·haz·ard·ly; hap·haz·ard·ness; hap·haz·ard·ry; hap·less; hap·less·ly; hap·less·ness; hap·lo·bi·ont; hap·lo·caulescent; hap·lo·chlamydeous; hap·lo·diploidy; hap·lo·diplont; hap·lod·o·ci; hap·lo·dont; hap·lo·dri·li;… … English syllables
ten — af·ten; aglis·ten; an·ten·nal; an·ten·nar·ia; an·ten·na·ri·i·dae; an·ten·na·ry; an·ten·na·ta; an·ten·nate; an·ten·ni·fer; an·ten·ni·form; an·ten·nu·la; an·ten·nu·lar; an·ten·nule; ap·pe·ten·cy; ar·ten·kreis; as·tro·pec·ten; at·ten·si·ty;… … English syllables
hapten — hap·ten … English syllables
haptenic — hap·ten·ic … English syllables
Hapten — Hap|ten [griech. háptein = anbinden, befestigen], das; s, e: ↑ Antigen. * * * Hap|ten, das; s, e <meist Pl.> [zu griech. háptein = heften, berühren, angreifen] (Med.): eiweißfreie organische Verbindung, die die Bildung von Antikörpern im… … Universal-Lexikon
haptenic — hap·ten·ic (hap tenґik) 1. pertaining to haptens. 2. caused by haptens … Medical dictionary
hapten — /hap ten/, n. Immunol. a substance having a single antigenic determinant that can react with a previously existing antibody but cannot stimulate more antibody production unless combined with other molecules; a partial antigen. Also, haptene /hap… … Universalium
haptene — hap·tene (hapґtēn) hapten … Medical dictionary
hapten — hap•ten [[t]ˈhæp tɛn[/t]] also hap•tene [[t] tin[/t]] n. imu a substance that reacts with antibodies but cannot by itself stimulate more antibodies; a partial antigen • Etymology: 1920–25; < G < Gk hápt(ein) to grasp + G en ene … From formal English to slang
hapten — (hap ten) A molecule not immunogenic by itself but that, when coupled to a macromolecular carrier, can elicit antibodies directed against itself … Dictionary of microbiology
