allergen
/ˈælə(ɹ)ˌd͡ʒɛn/
allergen noun: a substance which causes an allergic reaction.
Noun
allergen (plural allergens)
- A substance which causes an allergic reaction.
- Pollen, dust, and spores are common allergens.
allergen meaning in Tamil, Kannada, Sinhala and Indonesian
allergen in Tamil
- ஒவ்வாமை ஊக்கி, மாற்றுவினைச்செனி
allergen in Kannada
- ಒಗ್ಗದಿಕ, ಒಗ್ಗದಿಕೆಹುಟ್ಟುಕ
allergen in Sinhala
- ආසාත්මිකතාකාරක
allergen in Indonesian
- substance
- alergen
Forms of allergen
| plural | allergens |
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Origin of allergen
Syncopated compound of allergy + -gen, coined on the model of pharmaceutical words such as pathogen and antigen.
Words formed from allergen
Questions about allergen
- What does allergen mean?
- Allergen means a substance which causes an allergic reaction.
- What is allergen in Tamil?
- Allergen in Tamil is ஒவ்வாமை ஊக்கி, மாற்றுவினைச்செனி. See Allergen meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is allergen?
- Allergen is a noun.
- How do you pronounce allergen?
- Allergen is pronounced /ˈælə(ɹ)ˌd͡ʒɛn/.
- What is the plural of allergen?
- The plural of allergen is allergens.
Words near allergen in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: allergen (page history and authors); allergen (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); allergen (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); allergen (Sinhala Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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