Usually means: Small molecule, induces immune response.
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  3. hapten: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  6. hapten: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (hapten)

noun:  (immunology) Any small molecule that can elicit an immune response only when attached to a large carrier such as a protein.

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