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haptene

haptene is the alternative form of hapten.

Meaning of hapten

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

Forms of haptene

pluralhaptenes

Questions about haptene

What is haptene the alternative form of?
Haptene is the alternative form of hapten.

Words near haptene in the dictionary

  1. hapten
  2. haptenate
  3. haptenated
  4. haptenation
  5. haptenations
  6. haptene
  7. haptenes
  8. haptenic
  9. haptenically
  10. haptenise
  11. haptenised

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