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hapten

hapten noun: any small molecule that can elicit an immune response only when attached to a large carrier such as a protein.

Noun

hapten (plural haptens)

  1. Any small molecule that can elicit an immune response only when attached to a large carrier such as a protein.
    Synonyms:
    haptene

hapten meaning in Tamil

hapten in Tamil

நோய் எதிர்ப்புத் திறனளிக்கும் புரதவகை, இணைவி

Synonyms of hapten

Forms of hapten

pluralhaptens

Origin of hapten

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

Words formed from hapten

Questions about hapten

What does hapten mean?
Hapten means any small molecule that can elicit an immune response only when attached to a large carrier such as a protein.
What is hapten in Tamil?
Hapten in Tamil is நோய் எதிர்ப்புத் திறனளிக்கும் புரதவகை, இணைவி. See Hapten meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hapten?
Hapten is a noun.
What is the plural of hapten?
The plural of hapten is haptens.

Words near hapten in the dictionary

  1. Hapsburgs
  2. Hapsford
  3. hapsidopareiontid
  4. hapsidopareiontids
  5. haptamer
  6. hapten
  7. haptenate
  8. haptenated
  9. haptenation
  10. haptenations
  11. haptene

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hapten (page history and authors); hapten (Tamil 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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