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Where does “hapten” come from?

hapten (English) comes from German Hapten, from Ancient Greek ἅπτειν — present active infinitive of ἅπτω; to fasten.

hapten (English): Any small molecule that can elicit an immune...

Definitions

  1. Any small molecule that can elicit an immune...

Ancestry of “hapten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHapten—
2Ancient Greekἅπτεινpresent active infinitive of ἅπτω; to fasten

Words derived from “hapten”

  • haptenic
  • haptenization
  • haptenize
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