agglutinogen

[ag-loo-tin-uh-juhn, -jen, uh-gloot-n-uh-]

noun

Immunology.

1. an antigen that causes the production of agglutinins.

agglutinogen

/ ˌæɡlʊˈtɪnədʒən /

noun

1. an antigen that reacts with or stimulates the formation of a specific agglutinin

Other Word Forms

• agglutinogenic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of agglutinogen¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of agglutinogen¹

C20: from _agglutinate + _-gen

Example Sentences

Cause of the occasional clumping, he found, was an antibody in the serum which was antipathetic to an agglutinogen in the red cells.

From Time Magazine Archive

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• antibody