hapten

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
12
Letters
6

Definition of hapten

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Any small molecule that can elicit an immune response only when attached to a large carrier such as a protein.

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Etymology

Early 20th century: from German Hapten, from Ancient Greek ἅπτειν (háptein, “to fasten”).

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