isohemagglutinin

noun

An antibody that agglutinates the red blood cells of others of the same species

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

nounisohemagglutinin (plural isohemagglutinins)

plural isohemagglutinins

  1. immunologyAn antibody that agglutinates the red blood cells of others of the same species

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)
  2. Englishiso-
  3. Englishhem-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  5. Proto-Italic*ad
  6. Proto-Italic*ad-
  7. Latinad-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*gleyH-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*glóh₁ytn̥
  10. Proto-Italic*gloiten
  11. Latinglūten
  12. Latinglūtinō
  13. Latinagglūtinō
  14. Latinagglūtinātu
  15. Englishagglutinate
  16. Englishagglutinin
  17. Englishhemagglutinin
  18. Englishisohemagglutinin

From iso- + hemagglutinin.

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