interferon

== English == === Etymology === From interfere +‎ -on (suffix: chemical compound), from its role interfering with viral replication. === Pronunciation === enPR: ĭn′tər-fîr′ŏn′ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɪn.təˈfɪːˌɒn/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌɪn.təɹˈfɪɹˌɑn/ (Canada) IPA(key): /ˌɪn.təɹˈfɪɹˌɒn/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌɪn.təˈfɪəˌɔn/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌən.tɐˈfiə̯ˌɔn/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˌɪn.təɹˈfiɹˌɔn/ (India) IPA(key): /ˌin.ʈɜʳˈfiːɾˌɒn/ Rhymes: -ɪːɒn Hyphenation: in‧ter‧fer‧on === Noun === interferon (plural interferons) (biochemistry) Any of a group of glycoproteins, produced by the immune system, that prevent viral replication in infected cells. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === Ferrentino == Czech == === Etymology === Borrowed from English interferon. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɪntɛrfɛron] Hyphenation: in‧ter‧fe‧ron === Noun === interferon m inan (biochemistry) interferon (any of a group of glycoproteins, that prevent viral replication in infected cells) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “interferon”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech) “interferon”, in Akademický slovník cizích slov at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz [Academic dictionary of foreign words] (in Czech), 1995 == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English interferon. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪn.tər.fəˈrɔn/ Rhymes: -ɔn Hyphenation: in‧ter‧fe‧ron === Noun === interferon n (plural interferonnen, no diminutive) (biochemistry) interferon (any of a group of glycoproteins, that prevent viral replication in infected cells) === Further reading === “interferon” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language] == Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /interˈferon/ Rhymes: -eron Syllabification: in‧ter‧fe‧ron === Noun === interferon accusative singular of interfero == Hungarian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English interferon. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈintɛrfɛron] Hyphenation: in‧ter‧fe‧ron Rhymes: -on === Noun === interferon (plural interferonok) (biochemistry) interferon (any of a group of glycoproteins that prevent viral replication in infected cells) ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === interferon and (with subscription) interferon in Ferenc Pusztai, editor, Magyar értelmező kéziszótár [A Concise Explanatory Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÉKsz.2), 2nd, expanded and revised edition, Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2003 (online searchable version under development). == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from English interferon. First attested in 1970. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /in.tɛrˈfɛ.rɔn/ Rhymes: -ɛrɔn Syllabification: in‧ter‧fe‧ron === Noun === interferon m inan (related adjective interferonowy) (biochemistry) interferon (any of a group of glycoproteins, that prevent viral replication in infected cells) interferon alfa ― interferon-alpha ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === “interferon”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[4] (in Polish) Woliński, Marcin; Saloni, Zygmunt; Wołosz, Robert; Gruszczyński, Włodzimierz; Skowrońska, Danuta; Bronk, Zbigniew (2020), “interferon”, in Słownik gramatyczny języka polskiego [Grammatical Dictionary of Polish]‎[5], 4. online edition, Warszawa == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: in‧ter‧fe‧ron === Noun === interferon m (plural interferons) (biochemistry) Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of interferão (“interferon”) (any of a group of glycoproteins, that prevent viral replication in infected cells) === Further reading === “interferon”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English interferon or borrowed from French interféron. Compare Spanish interferón. === Noun === interferon m (plural interferoni) (biochemistry) interferon (any of a group of glycoproteins, that prevent viral replication in infected cells) ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English interferon. === Noun === interferon n (biochemistry) interferon (any of a group of glycoproteins, that prevent viral replication in infected cells) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === interferon in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee). interferon in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (11th ed., 6th printing, 1991) interferon in Project Runeberg “interferon”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “interferon”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)