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See also: Allergen
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Syncopated compound of allergy + -gen, coined on the model of pharmaceutical words such as pathogen and antigen.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈælə(ɹ)ˌd͡ʒɛn/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]allergen (plural allergens)
- (medicine) A substance which causes an allergic reaction.
- Pollen, dust, and spores are common allergens.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]substance
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Anagrams
[edit]German
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Adjective
[edit]allergen (strong nominative masculine singular allergener, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of allergen (uncomparable)
Swedish
[edit]Noun
[edit]allergen c
- an allergen
Declension
[edit]Declension of allergen | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | allergen | allergenen | allergener | allergenerna |
Genitive | allergens | allergenens | allergeners | allergenernas |
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