interferon

From interfere +‎ -on (suffix: chemical compound),^[1] from its role interfering with viral replication.

• enPR: ĭn′tər-fîr′ŏn′^[1]
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɪn.təˈfɪːˌɒn/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (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^[1]

interferon (plural interferons)

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

• Ferrentino

Borrowed from English interferon.

• IPA^(key): [ˈɪntɛrfɛron]
• Hyphenation: in‧ter‧fe‧ron

interferon m inan

2. (biochemistry) interferon (any of a group of glycoproteins, that prevent viral replication in infected cells)

• “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

Borrowed from English interferon.

• IPA^(key): /ɪn.tər.fəˈrɔn/
• Rhymes: -ɔn
• Hyphenation: in‧ter‧fe‧ron

interferon n (plural interferonnen, no diminutive)

2. (biochemistry) interferon (any of a group of glycoproteins, that prevent viral replication in infected cells)

• “interferon” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

• IPA^(key): /interˈferon/
• Rhymes: -eron
• Syllabification: in‧ter‧fe‧ron

interferon

1. accusative singular of interfero

Unadapted borrowing from English interferon.^[1]

• IPA^(key): [ˈintɛrfɛron]
• Hyphenation: in‧ter‧fe‧ron
• Rhymes: -on

interferon (plural interferonok)

2. (biochemistry) interferon (any of a group of glycoproteins that prevent viral replication in infected cells)

• 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).

Learned borrowing from English interferon. First attested in 1970.^[1]

• IPA^(key): /in.tɛrˈfɛ.rɔn/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛrɔn
• Syllabification: in‧ter‧fe‧ron

interferon m inan (related adjective interferonowy)

2. (biochemistry) interferon (any of a group of glycoproteins, that prevent viral replication in infected cells)

   interferon alfa ― interferon-alpha

   • 1988, Inga Chlewicka, Marek Pawlikowski, Leczenie hormonami i pochodnymi hormonów [Treatment with hormones and hormone derivatives]‎^[1], 2. corrected and expanded edition, quoted in Korpus Języka Polskiego PWN, Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Lekarskie: Państwowy Zakład Wydawnictw Lekarskich, published 1996, →ISBN:

     Działanie immunosupresyjne glikokortykosteroidów wiąże się m.in. z hamowaniem uwalniania interleukin IL-1, IL-2, IL-3, IL-4, IL-6, czynnika nekrozy nowotworu (TNF-a), interferonu g.

     The immunosuppressive effect of glucocorticosteroids is associated with, among others, the inhibition of the release of interleukins IL-1, IL-2, IL-3, IL-4, IL-6, tumor necrosis factor (TNF-a), and interferon g.

   • 1995, Katarzyna Sułek, “Wirus zatrzymał się w Eboli”, in Polityka‎^[2], number 21, quoted in Korpus Języka Polskiego PWN; Narodowy Korpus Języka Polskiego, Warszawa: Polityka, →ISSN, →OCLC:

     Do walki wkraczają przeciwciała, limfocyty, i interferony, mające zdolność hamowania replikacji (namnażania) wirusów.

     Antibodies, lymphocytes, and interferons, which have the ability to inhibit the replication (multiplication) of viruses, enter the fray.

   • 2017, Maśliński, Włodzimierz, Kontna, Ewa, editors, Podstawy immunologii dla reumatologów [Basic immunology for rheumatologists]‎^[3], Warszawa: Narodowy Instytut Geriatrii, Reumatologii, i Rehabilitacji im[ienia]. prof[esora]. d[okto]r[a] hab[ilitowanego]. med[ycyny]. E[leonory]. Reicher, published 2017, →ISBN, page 133, lines 4–6:

     Stymulowane interferonem makrofagi nie tylko skuteczniej fagocytują mikroorganizmy, ale przede wszystkim stają się cytotoksyczne wobec, na przykład, komórek nowotworowych.

     Interferon-stimulated macrophages not only phagocytose microorganisms more effectively, but most importantly become cytotoxic against, for example, cancer cells.

• “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

• Hyphenation: in‧ter‧fe‧ron

interferon m (plural interferons)

2. (biochemistry) Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of interferão (“interferon”) (any of a group of glycoproteins, that prevent viral replication in infected cells)

• “interferon”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Borrowed from English interferon or borrowed from French interféron. Compare Spanish interferón.

interferon m (plural interferoni)

2. (biochemistry) interferon (any of a group of glycoproteins, that prevent viral replication in infected cells)

Borrowed from English interferon.

interferon n

2. (biochemistry) interferon (any of a group of glycoproteins, that prevent viral replication in infected cells)

• 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)