allergin

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noun

Something that provokes an allergic reaction; an allergen.

OriginEnglish allergy ← German Allergie ← Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon) →
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Meanings

nounallergin (plural allergins)

plural allergins

  1. Something that provokes an allergic reaction; an allergen.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élyos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ál͏̌l͏̌os
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*werǵ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*wérǵom
  7. Proto-Hellenic*wérgon
  8. Ancient Greekἔργον (érgon)
  9. GermanAllergie
  10. Englishallergy
  11. Englishallergin

From allergy + -in.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Granelligrallinegallerin
Cite this entry
APA

allergin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allergin

MLA

“allergin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allergin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “allergin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allergin.

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