HAPTEN


Meaning of HAPTEN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhap-ˌten ]

noun

Etymology: German, from Greek haptein to fasten

Date: 1921

: a small separable part of an antigen that reacts specifically with an antibody but is incapable of stimulating antibody production except in combination with a carrier protein molecule

• hap·ten·ic hap-ˈte-nik adjective

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