Etymology

polyagglutination

Today it means: agglutination (of red blood cells) by many forms of blood serum Full definition →

English agglutination ← New Latin agglutinatio ← Latin agglūtinō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Frenchagglutination
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  7. Proto-Italic*ad
  8. Proto-Italic*ad-
  9. Latinad-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*gleyH-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*glóh₁ytn̥
  12. Proto-Italic*gloiten
  13. Latinglūten
  14. Latinglūtinō
  15. Latinagglūtinō
  16. New Latinagglutinatio
  17. Englishagglutination
  18. English todaypolyagglutination

From poly- + agglutination.

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