causing or producing immunity or an immune response
Derived forms
immunogenically (ˌimmunoˈgenically)
adverb
immunogenic in American English
(ˌɪmjənoʊˈdʒɛnɪk; ɪˌmjunoʊˈdʒɛnɪk)
adjective
producing immunity
Derived forms
immunogenically (ˌimmunoˈgenically)
adverb
immunogenic in American English
(ˌimjənouˈdʒenɪk, iˌmjuːnə-)
adjective
causing or capable of producing an immune response
Derived forms
immunogenically
adverb
immunogenicity (ˌimjənoudʒəˈnɪsɪti, iˌmjuː-)
noun
Word origin
[1930–35; immuno- + -genic]This word is first recorded in the period 1930–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: acoustic phonetics, logical positivism, preset, uncertainty principle, videoimmuno- is a combining form representing immune or immunity in compound words. Other words that use the affix immuno- include: immunocytochemistry, immunofluorescence, immunoglobulin, immunohistology, immunoprecipitation; -genic is a combining form often corresponding to nouns ending in -gen or -geny, with the following senses: “producing or causing” (hallucinogenic); “produced or caused by” (cosmogenic); “pertaining to a gene or genes” (polygenic); “pertaining to suitability for reproduction by a medium” (telegenic)
Examples of 'immunogenic' in a sentence
immunogenic
Researchers have also developed ways to make higher-affinity antibodies that are smaller, less immunogenic, and more stable.