antigen en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)lbor. French anti- French gène French antigènebor. English antigen From French antigène, from anti- + gène.
Meanings
- A substance that induces an immune response, usually foreign (nonself) but not always so.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| antigens | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
immune globulin · Ab · antibody · immunoglobulin
Deriveds
ectoantigen · phosphoantigen · K antigen · multiantigen · nonantigen · rapid antigen test · antigen-presenting cell · human leukocyte antigen · Duffy antigen · group-specific antigen · antigenized · alloantigen · split antigen · Goodpasture's antigen · xenoantigen · aeroantigen · isoantigen · immunoantigen · pathoantigen · antigenemia · chimeric antigen receptor · coproantigen · superantigen · exoantigen · neoantigen · broad antigen · prostate-specific antigen · glycoantigen · Australia antigen · photoantigen · autoantigen · neuroantigen · self-antigen · histocompatibility antigen
Hypernyms
Relateds
Ag · antigenity · antigenic · antigenicity
Translations (41)
ml പ്രതിജനകം (substance that induces an immune response) · ka ანტიგენი (substance that induces an immune response) · ca antigen (substance that induces an immune response) · uz antigen (substance that induces an immune response) · sw antijeni (substance that induces an immune response) · es antígeno (substance that induces an immune response) · km អង់ទីហ្សែន (substance that induces an immune response) · vi kháng nguyên (substance that induces an immune response) · sv antigen (substance that induces an immune response) · fa آنتیژن (substance that induces an immune response) · ms antigen (substance that induces an immune response) · fr antigène (substance that induces an immune response) · th สารก่อภูมิต้านทาน (substance that induces an immune response) · el αντιγόνο (substance that induces an immune response) · kk антиген (substance that induces an immune response) · ta பிறபொருளெதிரியாக்கி (substance that induces an immune response) · cs antigen (substance that induces an immune response) · bg антиген (substance that induces an immune response) · tr antijen (substance that induces an immune response) · nl antigeen (substance that induces an immune response) · pt antígeno (substance that induces an immune response) · id antigen (substance that induces an immune response) · ga antaigin (substance that induces an immune response) · ja 抗原 (substance that induces an immune response) · it antigene (substance that induces an immune response) · ko 항원 (substance that induces an immune response) · ru антиге́н (substance that induces an immune response) · la antigenum (substance that induces an immune response) · mi akiaki paturopi (substance that induces an immune response) · cmn 抗原 (substance that induces an immune response) · hu antigén (substance that induces an immune response) · gl antíxeno (substance that induces an immune response) · kmr dijepeydaker (substance that induces an immune response) · ro antigen (substance that induces an immune response) · pl antygen (substance that induces an immune response) · mk антиген (substance that induces an immune response) · de Antigen (substance that induces an immune response) · eo antigeno (substance that induces an immune response) · az antigen (substance that induces an immune response) · fi antigeeni (substance that induces an immune response) · th แอนติเจน (substance that induces an immune response)