Meanings
Origin
Syncopated compound of allergy + -gen, coined on the model of pharmaceutical words such as pathogen and antigen.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan al·lergogen, al·lergen
- al·lergogensubstance
- al·lergensubstance
Chinese Mandarin 變應原 /变应原, 過敏原 /过敏原
- 變應原 /变应原 (biànyìngyuán)substance
- 過敏原 /过敏原 (guòmǐnyuán)substance
Czech alergen
- alergensubstance
Dutch allergeen
- allergeensubstance
Finnish allergeeni
- allergeenisubstance
French allergène
- allergènesubstance
German Allergen
- Allergensubstance
Hungarian allergén
- allergénsubstance
Icelandic ofnæmisvaldur, ofnæmisvaki
- ofnæmisvaldursubstance
- ofnæmisvakisubstance
Indonesian alergen
- alergensubstance
Irish ailléirgin
- ailléirginsubstance
Italian allergene
- allergenesubstance
Japanese アレルゲン
- アレルゲン (arerugen)substance
Māori (matū) whakapāwera
- (matū) whakapāwerasubstance
Polish alergen
- alergensubstance
Portuguese alérgeno
- alérgenosubstance
Romanian alergen
- alergensubstance
Russian аллерге́н
- аллерге́н (allergén)substance
Spanish alérgeno
- alérgenosubstance
Swedish allergen, allergiframkallande ämne
- allergensubstance
- allergiframkallande ämnesubstance
Ukrainian алерге́н
- алерге́н (alerhén)substance
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
allergen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allergen
MLA
“allergen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allergen. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “allergen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allergen.
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