Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antigen

/ˈæntədʒən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.21 in modern English

Syllables: anti-gen
IPA: /ˈæntədʒən/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A substance that induces an immune response, usually foreign (nonself) but not always so.

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.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: antigène

Inflected Forms

antigens (plural)

Derived Forms

aeroantigen alloantigen antigenemia antigenized autoantigen coproantigen ectoantigen exoantigen glycoantigen immunoantigen isoantigen multiantigen

Phrases

antigen-presenting cell Australia antigen broad antigen chimeric antigen receptor Duffy antigen Goodpasture's antigen group-specific antigen histocompatibility antigen

Frequently Paired Words

antigenic antigenicity antigenity Ag

Antonyms

antibody Ab immunoglobulin immune globulin

Questions

How do you pronounce antigen?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæntədʒən/.
What does antigen mean?: A substance that induces an immune response, usually foreign (nonself) but not always so.
Where does antigen come from?: It is traced to French.

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