immunogenic

adjective

im·​mu·​no·​gen·​ic ˌi-myə-nō-ˈje-nik  i-ˌmyü-nō- 

: relating to or producing an immune response

immunogenic substances

immunogenesis

ˌi-myə-nō-ˈje-nə-səs  i-ˌmyü-nō- 

noun

immunogenicity

ˌi-myə-nō-jə-ˈni-sə-tē 

i-ˌmyü-nō-

noun

Examples of immunogenic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The antibodies that comprise antivenoms are too big and move too slowly to effectively get to the site of the bite, and in many cases, the venom components responsible for tissue death are not immunogenic, which means there are no antibodies in the antivenom to bind them anyway. —Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 19 Apr. 2016

Theoretically, when a virus can move freely throughout the body and spread its immunogenic clarion call, even the most hard-to-access tumors could be targeted and wiped out. —Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 29 June 2021

Mouse data show the structure to be highly immunogenic—capable of producing an immune response—even at low doses. —Cormac Sheridan, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2021

Experts say such a trial is necessary because certain vaccines, like those against polio and typhoid, have proven less immunogenic in Indians than in western populations. —Priyanka Pulla, Science | AAAS, 5 Jan. 2021

Researchers would try to determine if the candidate is safe and immunogenic. —Jason Hanna, CNN, 28 Feb. 2020

Word History

Etymology

immuno- + -genic, perhaps after French immunogène

First Known Use

circa 1923, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

immunogenic

adjective

im·​mu·​no·​gen·​ic ˌim-yə-nō-ˈjen-ik  im-ˌyü-nō- 

: relating to or producing an immune response

immunogenic substances

immunogenically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb