Word: alloantigens
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
lloan
ti
gens
Definition: Plural of alloantigen. Any antigen, present in only some individuals of a species, that stimulates the production of antibodies in those that lack it; an isoantigen
Morphemes:
Affix: allo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: isomeric; especially, of amino acids having two chiral centres, the second diastereoisomer to be discovered or synthesized
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἄλλος
Language: grc
Decoded: allos
Meaning: other
Affix: antigen
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A substance that induces an immune response, usually foreign.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: anti-
Language: fr
Decoded: anti-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: anti-
Affix: gène
Language: fr
Decoded: gene
PoS: Noun
Meaning: gene (unit of heredity)
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.