English Explanatory Dictionary

erythroagglutinin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A lectin, isolated from the red kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), that is involved in red cell agglutination

Word forms

erythroagglutinin erythroagglutinins

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *h₁rudʰrós Proto-Hellenic *erutʰrós Ancient Greek ἐρῠθρός (erŭthrós)der. English erythro- 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 English erythroagglutinin From erythro- + agglutinin.

Related words

erythroagglutination leucoagglutinin
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