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allergen

[al-er-juhn, -jen] / ˈæl ər dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn /


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It meets regularly with Cava insiders to advise on topics such as how to safely add seafood to the menu, which is an allergen for some, Tolivar said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

He is given tiny amounts a protein that is a close relative to the allergen.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

If you’re never exposed to an allergen, you can’t develop an allergy, and this would result in fewer allergies in the community, the theory went.

From Slate Dec. 3, 2025

The team discovered that when pest control successfully reduced cockroach numbers, both allergen and endotoxin levels dropped sharply.

From Science Daily Nov. 4, 2025

By their constant contact with the chemicals these men keep themselves desensitized — as an allergist keeps his patients desensitized by repeated small injections of the allergen.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson



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