Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hapten

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.14 in modern English

Syllables: hap-ten
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any small molecule that can elicit an immune response only when attached to a large carrier such as a protein.

Etymology

Early 20th century: from German Hapten, from Ancient Greek ἅπτειν (háptein, “to fasten”).

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Hapten, ἅπτειν

Inflected Forms

haptens (plural)

Derived Forms

haptenated haptenation haptenic haptenization haptenize

Synonyms

haptene

Questions

What does hapten mean?: Any small molecule that can elicit an immune response only when attached to a large carrier such as a protein.
Where does hapten come from?: It is traced to German.

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