immunodominant

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adjective

Relating to the epitope of a molecule that provokes the most intense immune response

OriginEnglish dominant ← Middle French dominant ← Latin immūnis →
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Meanings

adjectiveimmunodominant (not comparable)
  1. not comparableimmunologyRelating to the epitope of a molecule that provokes the most intense immune response

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*moy-nós
  3. Proto-Italic*moinos
  4. Latinmūnus
  5. Proto-Indo-European*né
  6. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  7. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  8. Latinin-
  9. Latinin- -is
  10. Latinimmūnis
  11. Middle Frenchimmun
  12. Englishimmune
  13. Englishimmuno-
  14. Middle Frenchdominant
  15. Englishdominant
  16. Englishimmunodominant

From immuno- + dominant.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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