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haptenize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hap-t-enize
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To react an antigenic compound (a hapten) with a carrier protein in order to stimulate an immune response.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree English hapten Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English haptenize From hapten + -ize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

haptenizes (present, singular) haptenizing (participle, present) haptenized (participle, past) haptenized (past)

Derived Forms

unhaptenized

Frequently Paired Words

haptenization

Questions

What does haptenize mean?
To react an antigenic compound (a hapten) with a carrier protein in order to stimulate an immune response.
Where does haptenize come from?
Etymology tree English hapten Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English haptenize From hapten + -ize.

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