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verbhaptenize (third-person singular simple present haptenizes, present participle haptenizing, simple past and past participle haptenized)
present singular third person haptenizes · participle present haptenizing · participle past haptenized · past haptenized
- transitiveimmunologyTo react an antigenic compound (a hapten) with a carrier protein in order to stimulate an immune response.
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APA
haptenize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haptenize
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“haptenize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haptenize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “haptenize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haptenize.
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