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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

アレルゲン

Pronunciation / Transliteration: arerugen

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Allergen/ˈæl.ə.dʒən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"食品表示には主要なアレルゲンを記載する必要があります。"

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A substance that causes an allergic reaction.

    "Peanuts are a common allergen for many people."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the international scientific vocabulary, coined by combining the Greek prefix allos (meaning other or strange) and the suffix -gen (meaning producer). It was introduced in the early 20th century to describe substances that induce hypersensitivity or allergic reactions in living organisms.

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