English Explanatory Dictionary

hemagglutinin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An antigenic glycoprotein that causes agglutination of red blood cells

Word forms

hemagglutinin hemagglutinins haemagglutinin haemoagglutinin

Etymology

Etymology tree English hem- 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 hemagglutinin From hem- + agglutinin.

Derived words

antihemagglutinin isohemagglutinin phytohemagglutinin
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