hypoallergenic
UK/haɪ.pəʊ.æl.ə(ɹ)ˈdʒɛn.ɪk/US/haɪ.poʊ.æl.ɚˈd͡ʒɛn.ɪk/
hypoallergenic adjective: containing fewer allergens; minimally allergenic.
Adjective
hypoallergenic (comparative more hypoallergenic, superlative most hypoallergenic)
- Containing fewer allergens; minimally allergenic.
- However, unless you have a nonshedding, nonlicking breed, there's no such thing as a truly hypoallergenic dog. How about a nice goldfish instead?2017, Howard Bennett, The Fantastic Body: What Makes You Tick & How You Get Sick
- Relating to a hypoallergen.
hypoallergenic meaning in Arabic
hypoallergenic in Arabic
- containing few allergens
- مِن غَيْر المُرَجَّح أَن يُسَبِّب حَسَاسِيَّة min ḡayr al-murajjaḥ ʔan yusabbib ḥasāsiyya
Synonyms of hypoallergenic
Forms of hypoallergenic
| comparative | more hypoallergenic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most hypoallergenic |
Origin of hypoallergenic
Coined between 1950 and 1955 from hypo- + allergenic. Some say that it was coined by advertisers in 1953. Merriam-Webster puts the date at 1940.
Words that rhyme with hypoallergenic
- autogenic
- schizophrenic
- Hellenic
- heterogenic
- photogenic
- allergenic
- angiotenic
- anthropogenic
- biogenic
- cacogenic
- cariogenic
- catagenic
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- dysgenic
- eugenic
- mutagenic
- oncogenic
- pathogenic
- phrenic
- pyrogenic
- selenic
- telegenic
- anogenic
- antigenic
- asthenic
- callisthenic
- carcinogenic
- cinegenic
- cryogenic
- cytogenic
- dissociogenic
- dynamogenic
- fennec
- fibroadipogenic
- galenic
- haemogenic
- hallucinogenic
- ketogenic
- lactigenic
- linolenic
- multiantigenic
- neurasthenic
- neuritogenic
- nonleukemogenic
- ontogenic
- paratenic
- prothrombogenic
- spermatogenic
- sthenic
- supramitogenic
- thermogenic
- thiophenic
- thrombogenic
- toxicogenic
- tungstenic
- typhogenic
- zoogenic
Questions about hypoallergenic
- What does hypoallergenic mean?
- Hypoallergenic means containing fewer allergens; minimally allergenic.
- What is hypoallergenic in Arabic?
- Hypoallergenic in Arabic is مِن غَيْر المُرَجَّح أَن يُسَبِّب حَسَاسِيَّة (min ḡayr al-murajjaḥ ʔan yusabbib ḥasāsiyya). See Hypoallergenic meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is hypoallergenic?
- Hypoallergenic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce hypoallergenic?
- Hypoallergenic is pronounced /haɪ.pəʊ.æl.ə(ɹ)ˈdʒɛn.ɪk/ (UK).
Words near hypoallergenic in the dictionary
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