interferon

See also: interferón and interféron

English

Etymology

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

Noun

interferon (plural interferons)

(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 (zh), 干扰素 (zh) (gānrǎosù)
Czech: interferon m
Dutch: interferon m
Finnish: interferoni
French: interféron (fr) m
German: Interferon m
Hebrew: אינטרפרון‎ m

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)

Portuguese

Noun

interferon m (plural interferons) (Brazil)

Alternative form of interferão

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