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Definition of "immunogenic" [immunogenic]

  • Capable of inducing an immune response; antigenic. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "immunogenic" in a sentence
  • "This so-called immunogenic carrier molecule comes solely from the rare keyhole limpet, and Stellar has technology for the maintenance of the animal, the non-lethal extraction of the critical molecule and a profitable refinement process of KLH."
  • "Scientists have believed that Buchnera bacteria live peacefully within aphids, because they have evolved to be non-immunogenic, meaning they have lost the ability to trigger an immune response in any host."
  • ""Recent findings suggest that, due to its anti-tumor immunomodulatory activities, NOV-002 may be particularly well-suited for combination with certain 'immunogenic' chemotherapy agents including cyclophosphamide and doxorubicin which are commonly used to treat breast cancer and are part of the treatment regimen used in this trial.""