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haptenization

haptenization noun: the reaction of an antigenic compound (a hapten) with a carrier protein in order to stimulate an immune response.

Noun

haptenization (uncountable)

  1. The reaction of an antigenic compound (a hapten) with a carrier protein in order to stimulate an immune response.

Origin of haptenization

From haptenize + -ation.

Questions about haptenization

What does haptenization mean?
Haptenization means the reaction of an antigenic compound (a hapten) with a carrier protein in order to stimulate an immune response.
What part of speech is haptenization?
Haptenization is a noun.

Words near haptenization in the dictionary

  1. haptenes
  2. haptenic
  3. haptenically
  4. haptenise
  5. haptenised
  6. haptenization
  7. haptenize
  8. haptenized
  9. haptenizes
  10. haptenizing
  11. haptens

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