bacterioagglutinin

noun

An antibody which causes agglutination of bacteria.

OriginEnglish agglutinin ← Latin agglūtinātu ← Proto-Italic *gloiten →
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Meanings

nounbacterioagglutinin (plural bacterioagglutinins)

plural bacterioagglutinins

  1. medicineAn antibody which causes agglutination of bacteria.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
  2. Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
  3. New Latinbactērium
  4. Englishbacterio-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  6. Proto-Italic*ad
  7. Proto-Italic*ad-
  8. Latinad-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*gleyH-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*glóh₁ytn̥
  11. Proto-Italic*gloiten
  12. Latinglūten
  13. Latinglūtinō
  14. Latinagglūtinō
  15. Latinagglūtinātu
  16. Englishagglutinate
  17. Englishagglutinin
  18. Englishbacterioagglutinin

From bacterio- + agglutinin.

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bacterioagglutinin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bacterioagglutinin

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