allergenicadj.

1913 W. A. N. Dorland Illustr. Med. Dict. (ed. 7) 49/1 Allergenic,..anaphylactogenic.

1928 Amer. Heart Jrnl. 4 238 During this phase of the cutaneous reactions, the allergenic property of the filtrate can be nullified completely with specific antiserums.

1941 Nature 9 Aug. 162/1 The ease with which allergic individuals will become sensitized to the contents of pollen grains may depend to a great extent upon the small size of the allergenic molecules.

1973 Internat. Arch. Allergy & Appl. Immunol. 45 417 (title) Enzymatic hydrolysis of allergens and assessment of the remaining allergenic activities by the paper disc radioallergosorbent method.

1989 Green Mag. Oct. 79/2 The material is 100% pure cotton, but is produced without any allergenic chemicals.

2001 Cats June 48/1 (caption) Cat hair isn't the cause of the allergic reaction humans have to cats. Rather, an allergenic protein called Fel d1, secreted via saliva and the sebaceous glands and spread onto the fur during grooming, is the culprit.

1943 Jrnl. Immunol. 47 443 The proteic component segregated in the allergenically active polysaccharidic-protein fraction..passed readily through a collodion membrane.

1978 Clin. Allergy 8 135 An allergenically important mite.

1992 T. B. Brazelton Touchpoints xxiii. 288 Breast milk is also adapted to the human infant—nutritionally, digestively, allergenically, and as a natural protection against infections.