Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hemagglutinin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.90 in modern English

Syllables: hemag-glu-tinin
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An antigenic glycoprotein that causes agglutination of red blood cells

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English hem- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *gleyH- Proto-Indo-European *glóh₁ytn̥ Proto-Italic *gloiten Latin glūten Latin glūtinō Latin agglūtinō Latin agglūtinātuslbor. English agglutinate Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English agglutinin English hemagglutinin From hem- + agglutinin.

Usage

Inflected Forms

hemagglutinins (plural) haemagglutinin (alternative, UK) haemoagglutinin (alternative, UK)

Derived Forms

antihemagglutinin isohemagglutinin phytohemagglutinin

Questions

What does hemagglutinin mean?: An antigenic glycoprotein that causes agglutination of red blood cells
Where does hemagglutinin come from?: Etymology tree English hem- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *gleyH- Proto-Indo-European *glóh₁ytn̥ Proto-Italic *gloiten Latin glūten Latin glūtinō Latin agglūtinō Latin agglūtinātuslbor. English agglutinate Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English agglutinin English hemagglutinin From hem- + agglutinin.

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