agglutinogen
[ ag-loo-tin-uh-juhn, -jen, uh-gloot-n-uh- ]
nounImmunology.
an antigen that causes the production of agglutinins.
Origin of agglutinogen
1Other 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
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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
Origin of agglutinogen
1C20: from agglutinate + -gen
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