interferon

See also: interferón and interféron

English

Etymology

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

Noun

interferon (plural interferons)

1. (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) (gānrǎosù), 干扰素 (zh) (gānrǎosù)

• Czech: interferon m
• Dutch: interferon (nl) m
• Finnish: interferoni
• French: interféron (fr) m
• German: Interferon m
• Hebrew: אינטרפרון m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• 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)

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Portuguese

Noun

interferon m (plural s) (Brazil)

1. Alternative form of interferão