hemagglutinin

H4E1M3A1G2G2L1U1T1I1N1I1N1

noun

An antigenic glycoprotein that causes agglutination of red blood cells

OriginEnglish agglutinin ← Latin agglūtinātu ← Proto-Italic *gloiten →
UncommonScrabble 20
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounhemagglutinin (countable and uncountable, plural hemagglutinins)

plural hemagglutinins · alternative UK haemagglutinin · alternative UK haemoagglutinin

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryAn antigenic glycoprotein that causes agglutination of red blood cells

Origin

  1. Englishhem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  3. Proto-Italic*ad
  4. Proto-Italic*ad-
  5. Latinad-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*gleyH-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*glóh₁ytn̥
  8. Proto-Italic*gloiten
  9. Latinglūten
  10. Latinglūtinō
  11. Latinagglūtinō
  12. Latinagglūtinātu
  13. Englishagglutinate
  14. Englishagglutinin
  15. Englishhemagglutinin

From hem- + agglutinin.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“hemagglutinin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemagglutinin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hemagglutinin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemagglutinin.

Source: hemagglutinin on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.