English Explanatory Dictionary

agglutinin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A substance that causes particles or cells to clump; it may be an antibody, a lectin, or otherwise.
  2. A protein found in cow's milk.

Pronunciation

/əˈɡluːtɪnɪn/ [əˈɡluːʔn̩ɪn] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-agglutinin.wav

Word forms

agglutinin agglutinins

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *gleyH- Proto-Indo-European *glóh₁ytn̥ Proto-Italic *gloiten Latin glūten Latin glūtinō Latin agglūtinō Latin agglūtinātuslbor. English agglutinate Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English agglutinin From agglutinate + -in.

Derived words

agglutinination antiagglutinin autoagglutinin bacterioagglutinin cold agglutinin disease erythroagglutinin haemagglutinin hemagglutinin isoagglutinin leucoagglutinin leukoagglutinin phytoagglutinin zooagglutinin
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