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hypoallergen

hypoallergen noun: an allergen that has been modified to be less than normally allergenic.

Noun

hypoallergen (plural hypoallergens)

  1. An allergen that has been modified to be less than normally allergenic.
    • Furthermore, the only disease modifying approach in allergy treatment is thought to be allergen-specific immunotherapy in which the modified hypoallergen is considered to be potential candidate molecule for vaccination in future.2015 December 17, “Purification, Cloning and Immuno-Biochemical Characterization of a Fungal Aspartic Protease Allergen Rhi o 1 from the Airborne Mold Rhizopus oryzae”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of hypoallergen

pluralhypoallergens

Origin of hypoallergen

From hypo- + allergen.

Questions about hypoallergen

What does hypoallergen mean?
Hypoallergen means an allergen that has been modified to be less than normally allergenic.
What part of speech is hypoallergen?
Hypoallergen is a noun.
What is the plural of hypoallergen?
The plural of hypoallergen is hypoallergens.

Words near hypoallergen in the dictionary

  1. hypoalgesias
  2. hypoalgesic
  3. hypoalgia
  4. hypoalimentation
  5. hypoalimentations
  6. hypoallergen
  7. hypoallergenic
  8. hypoallergenicity
  9. hypoallergens
  10. hypoallergic
  11. hypoallometric

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