Definition
Plural of 'hapten,' referring to multiple small molecules that become immunologically active when bound to larger carrier proteins.
Etymology
From Greek 'haptein' meaning 'to fasten,' coined in early 20th-century immunology to describe these 'fastening' molecules. The plural form is standard in modern scientific usage.
Kelly Says
Haptens are why a single industrial chemical can cause allergies in different people depending on which proteins in their body it happens to attach to—it's like a key that fits different locks, and your immune system reacts to the key-lock combination.
Translations
ARالعربية
حبتينات
ħab-ti-naːt
BNবাংলা
হ্যাপ্টেন
ha-p-te-n
CACatalà
haptens
hap-tens
CSČeština
haptény
hap-te-ny
DADansk
haptener
hap-te-ner
ELΕλληνικά
χαπτένες
hap-te-nes
ESEspañol
hapténes
a-p-ten-es
FISuomi
haptenejä
hap-te-ne-jä
FRFrançais
haptènes
ap-ten-ez
GUGU
હાપ્ટેન્સ
ha-p-ten-s
HEעברית
הפטנים
ha-p-ta-nim
HUMagyar
haptének
hap-te-nek
IDBahasa Indonesia
haptens
hap-tens
ITItaliano
hapteni
hap-te-ni
KKKK
хаптендер
hap-ten-der
MSBahasa Melayu
haptens
hap-tens
NLNederlands
haptenen
hap-te-nen
NONorsk
haptener
hap-te-ner
PLPolski
hapteny
hap-te-ny
PTPortuguês
hapténes
a-p-ten-es
RORomână
haptene
hap-te-ne
RUРусский
гаптены
gapteny
SVSvenska
haptener
hap-te-ner
SWKiswahili
haptens
hap-tens
TAதமிழ்
ஹாப்டென்ஸ்
haa-p-ten-s
TEతెలుగు
హాప్టెన్స్
haa-p-ten-s
TRTürkçe
haptenler
hap-ten-ler
UKУкраїнська
гаптени
gap-te-ni
VITiếng Việt
hapten
hap-ten