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hapten
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hap·ten  (hptn) also hap·tene (-tn)
n.
A small molecule that reacts with a specific antibody but cannot induce the formation of antibodies unless bound to a carrier protein or other large antigenic molecule.
[German : Greek haptein, to fasten + German -en, n. suff. (from Greek -n, -ene).]
hap·tenic adj.


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