adj
Meaning 1
Containing fewer allergens; minimally allergenic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
hypoallergenic
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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UK: /haɪ.pəʊ.æl.ə(ɹ)ˈdʒɛn.ɪk/
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US: /haɪ.poʊ.æl.ɚˈd͡ʒɛn.ɪk/
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rhymes with -ɛnɪk
adj
Meaning 2
Relating to a hypoallergen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: immunology, medicine, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Coined between 1950 and 1955 from hypo- + allergenic. Some say that it was coined by advertisers in 1953. Merriam-Webster puts the date at 1940.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: مِن غَيْر المُرَجَّح أَن يُسَبِّب حَسَاسِيَّة (min ḡayr al-murajjaḥ ʔan yusabbib ḥasāsiyya) — containing few allergens
- Dutch: hypoallergeen — containing few allergens
- Dutch: allergeenarm — containing few allergens
- Estonian: hüpoallergeenne — containing few allergens
- Finnish: hypoallergeeninen — containing few allergens
- French: hypoallergénique — containing few allergens
- Greek: υποαλλεργικός (ypoallergikós) — containing few allergens
- Irish: hiopailléirgineach — containing few allergens
- Polish: hipoalergiczny — containing few allergens
- Russian: гипоаллергенный (gipoallergennyj) — containing few allergens