Meanings
nounerythroagglutinin (plural erythroagglutinins)
plural erythroagglutinins
- biochemistryA lectin, isolated from the red kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), that is involved in red cell agglutination
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁rewdʰ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁rudʰrós
- Proto-Hellenic*erutʰrós
- Ancient Greekἐρῠθρός (erŭthrós)
- Englisherythro-
- 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
- Englisherythroagglutinin
From erythro- + agglutinin.
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erythroagglutinin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erythroagglutinin
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