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Word: Hapten
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 20th century: from Greek haptein ‘fasten’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈhapt(ə)n
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a small molecule which, when combined with a larger carrier such as a protein, can elicit the production of antibodies which bind specifically to it (in the free or combined state).
Short Definition:small molecule which, when combined with larger carrier such as protein
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