antigenic determinant vs epitope

antigenic determinant and epitope both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
antigenic determinant	Yes	No	No	No
epitope	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, antigenic determinant and epitope are synonyms defined as:

antigenic determinant and epitope: the site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an antibody attaches itself

Other synonyms of antigenic determinant include determinant.

antigenic determinant (noun)	epitope (noun)
the site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an antibody attaches itself	the site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an antibody attaches itself