Meanings
nouninterferon (plural interferons)
plural interferons
- biochemistryAny of a group of glycoproteins, produced by the immune system, that prevent viral replication in infected cells.
Origin
From interfere + -on (suffix: chemical compound), from its role interfering with viral replication.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan interferó
- interferóany of a group of glycoproteins, that prevent viral replication in infected cells
Chinese Mandarin 干擾素
- 干擾素 (gānrǎosù)any of a group of glycoproteins, that prevent viral replication in infected cells
Czech interferon
- interferonany of a group of glycoproteins, that prevent viral replication in infected cells
Dutch interferon
- interferonany of a group of glycoproteins, that prevent viral replication in infected cells
Esperanto interferono, interferonoj
- interferonoany of a group of glycoproteins, that prevent viral replication in infected cells
- interferonojany of a group of glycoproteins, that prevent viral replication in infected cells
Finnish interferoni
- interferoniany of a group of glycoproteins, that prevent viral replication in infected cells
French interféron
- interféronany of a group of glycoproteins, that prevent viral replication in infected cells
German Interferon
- Interferonany of a group of glycoproteins, that prevent viral replication in infected cells
Hebrew אינטרפרון
- אינטרפרוןany of a group of glycoproteins, that prevent viral replication in infected cells
Hungarian interferon
- interferonany of a group of glycoproteins, that prevent viral replication in infected cells
Italian interferone
- interferoneany of a group of glycoproteins, that prevent viral replication in infected cells
Japanese インターフェロン
- インターフェロン (intāferon)any of a group of glycoproteins, that prevent viral replication in infected cells
Polish interferon
- interferonany of a group of glycoproteins, that prevent viral replication in infected cells
Portuguese interferão, interferon
- interferãoany of a group of glycoproteins, that prevent viral replication in infected cells
- interferonany of a group of glycoproteins, that prevent viral replication in infected cells
Romanian interferon
- interferonany of a group of glycoproteins, that prevent viral replication in infected cells
Russian интерферо́н
- интерферо́н (interferón)any of a group of glycoproteins, that prevent viral replication in infected cells
Spanish interferón
- interferónany of a group of glycoproteins, that prevent viral replication in infected cells
Swedish interferon
- interferonany of a group of glycoproteins, that prevent viral replication in infected cells
Thai อินเตอร์ฟีรอน
- อินเตอร์ฟีรอน (interfīron)any of a group of glycoproteins, that prevent viral replication in infected cells
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Cite this entry
APA
interferon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interferon
MLA
“interferon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interferon. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interferon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interferon.
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