encephalitogen

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noun

Any substance that causes encephalitis.

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Meanings

nounencephalitogen (plural encephalitogens)

plural encephalitogens

  1. Any substance that causes encephalitis.

    At the time, there was much controversy over whether brain homogenate contained one or multiple encephalitogens, and over which of the partially purified mixtures prepared with the limited methods available was the relevant encephalitogen.

    2008, Ehud Lavi, Experimental Models of Multiple Sclerosis, page 3

Origin

From encephalitis + -o- + -gen.

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APA

encephalitogen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encephalitogen

MLA

“encephalitogen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encephalitogen. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “encephalitogen,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encephalitogen.

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