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agglutinogen

[ ag-loo-tin-uh-juhn, -jen, uh-gloot-n-uh- ]
/ ˌæg lʊˈtɪn ə dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn, əˈglut n ə- /
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noun Immunology.
an antigen that causes the production of agglutinins.
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Origin of agglutinogen

First recorded in 1900–05; agglutin(ate) + -o- + -gen

OTHER WORDS FROM agglutinogen

ag·glu·tin·o·gen·ic [ag-loo-tin-uh-jen-ik, uh-gloot-n-uh-], /ˌæg lʊˌtɪn əˈdʒɛn ɪk, əˌglut n ə-/, adjective

Words nearby agglutinogen

agglutinant, agglutinate, agglutination, agglutinative, agglutinin, agglutinogen, aggrade, aggrandize, aggrandizement, aggravate, aggravated
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Words related to agglutinogen

antibody, agglutinin, antigen, antiserum, vaccine, immunizer, immunotoxin

How to use agglutinogen in a sentence

  • The substance within the introduced cell which acts as a stimulus (antigen) to the body cells is called an agglutinogen.

    The Fundamentals of Bacteriology|Charles Bradfield Morrey

British Dictionary definitions for agglutinogen

agglutinogen
/ (ˌæɡlʊˈtɪnədʒən) /
noun
an antigen that reacts with or stimulates the formation of a specific agglutinin

Word Origin for agglutinogen

C20: from agglutinate + -gen
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