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antigenic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.21 in modern English

Syllables
anti-genic
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to an antigen.

adj

Sexually dimorphic, especially with reference to lepidopterans.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

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 Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English antigenic From antigen + -ic.

Usage

Derived Forms

alloantigenic antigenically antigenicity multiantigenic neoantigenic nonantigenic oligoantigenic pathoantigenic polyantigenic superantigenic xenoantigenic

Phrases

antigenic drift antigenic shift antigenic variation original antigenic sin

Rhymes With

schizophrenic pathogenic hygienic photogenic hellenic anthropogenic carcinogenic cryogenic hallucinogenic ketogenic hypoallergenic oncogenic

Questions

What does antigenic mean?
Of or relating to an antigen.
Where does antigenic come from?
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 Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English antigenic From antigen + -ic.

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