allergen

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English

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Etymology

Syncopated compound of allergy +‎ -gen, coined on the model of pharmaceutical words such as pathogen and antigen.

Pronunciation

Noun

allergen (plural allergens)

  1. (medicine) A substance which causes an allergic reaction.
    Pollen, dust, and spores are common allergens.

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German

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Adjective

allergen (strong nominative masculine singular allergener, not comparable)

  1. allergenic

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Swedish

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Adjective

allergen (not comparable)

  1. allergenic
    Synonym: allergiframkallande

Declension

Inflection of allergen
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular allergen
neuter singular allergent
plural allergena
masculine plural2 allergene
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 allergene
all allergena

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Noun

allergen c

  1. an allergen

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