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allergen

al·ler·gen

UK/ˈælə(ɹ)ˌd͡ʒɛn/ US/ˈælɜrdʒʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

any substance that can cause an allergy

Origin

Syncopated compound of allergy + -gen, coined on the model of pharmaceutical words such as pathogen and antigen.

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