Meanings
nounautoagglutinin (plural autoagglutinins)
plural autoagglutinins
- immunologyAn antibody that agglutinates red blood cells
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
- Proto-Indo-European*tó-
- Proto-Hellenic*autós
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
- Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
- Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
- Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
- Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
- Englishauto-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Proto-Indo-European*gleyH-
- Proto-Indo-European*glóh₁ytn̥
- Proto-Italic*gloiten
- Latinglūten
- Latinglūtinō
- Latinagglūtinō
- Latinagglūtinātu
- Englishagglutinate
- Englishagglutinin
- Englishautoagglutinin
From auto- + agglutinin.
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APA
autoagglutinin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoagglutinin
MLA
“autoagglutinin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoagglutinin. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autoagglutinin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoagglutinin.
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