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noun
Any small molecule that can elicit an immune response only when attached to a large carrier such as a protein.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: immunology, medicine, sciences
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History
Early 20th century: from German Hapten, from Ancient Greek ἅπτειν (háptein, “to fasten”).
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