interferon

See also: interferón and interféron

English

Etymology

interfere +‎ -on, from its role interfering with viral replication.

Noun

interferon (plural interferons)

1. (biochemistry) Any of a group of glycoproteins, produced by the immune system, that prevent viral replication in infected cells.

Translations

any of a group of glycoproteins, that prevent viral replication in infected cells

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 干擾素 (gānrǎosù)

• Czech: interferon m
• Dutch: interferon (nl) m
• Finnish: interferoni
• French: interféron (fr) m
• German: Interferon m
• Hebrew: אינטרפרון m
• Hungarian: interferon (hu)
• Italian: interferone (it) m
• Japanese: インターフェロン (ja) (intāferon)
• Polish: interferon (pl) m
• Portuguese: interferão m (Portugal), interferon m (Brazil)
• Russian: интерферо́н (ru) m (interferón)
• Spanish: interferón m
• Swedish: interferon (sv)
• Thai: อินเตอร์ฟีรอน (interfīron)

Anagrams

• Ferrentino

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.teʁ.feˈɾõ/ [ĩ.teh.feˈɾõ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.teʁ.feˈɾõ/ [ĩ.teh.feˈɾõ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ĩ.teɾ.feˈɾõ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ĩ.teʁ.feˈɾõ/ [ĩ.teχ.feˈɾõ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.teɻ.feˈɾõ/

Noun

interferon m (plural interferons)

1. Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of interferão.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English interferon or French interféron.

Noun

interferon m (plural interferoni)

1. (biochemistry) interferon

Declension

Declension of interferon

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) interferon	interferonul	(niște) interferoni	interferonii
genitive/dative	(unui) interferon	interferonului	(unor) interferoni	interferonilor
vocative	interferonule		interferonilor