Meanings
nounhemagglutination (countable and uncountable, plural hemagglutinations)
plural hemagglutinations · alternative haemagglutination
- countableuncountableThe agglutination of red blood cells, especially as a test for the presence of antibodies
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishhem-
- Frenchagglutination
- 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
- New Latinagglutinatio
- Englishagglutination
- Englishhemagglutination
From hem- + agglutination.
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APA
hemagglutination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemagglutination
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“hemagglutination.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemagglutination. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hemagglutination,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemagglutination.
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