Interferon

See also: interferon

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English interferon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌɪntɐfeˈʁoːn]

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• Hyphenation: In‧ter‧fe‧ron

Noun

Interferon n (strong, genitive Interferons, plural Interferone)

1. (biochemistry) interferon

   Synonym: IFN

Declension

Declension of Interferon [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Interferon	die	Interferone
genitive	eines	des	Interferons	der	Interferone
dative	einem	dem	Interferon	den	Interferonen
accusative	ein	das	Interferon	die	Interferone

Hypernyms

• Protein

Hyponyms

• Alpha-Interferon, Beta-Interferon, Gamma-Interferon
• Interferon-alpha, Interferon-beta, Interferon-gamma
• Leukozyteninterferon, Fibroblasteninterferon, Immuninterferon

Related terms

• Interferenz
• Interferonkonzentration
• Interferonproduktion
• Interferonsynthese
• Interferontherapie
• Interglazial
• Interhalogen
• Interleukin
• Peginterferon

 

Further reading

• “Interferon” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Interferon” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Interferon” in Duden online