hemagglutinin

noun hem·ag·glu·ti·nin \-ˈglü-tə-nən\

Definition of HEMAGGLUTININ

: an agglutinin (as an antibody or viral capsid protein) that causes hemagglutination

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: circa 1903

Medical Dictionary

noun hem·ag·glu·ti·nin \ˌhē-mə-ˈglüt-^ən-ən\

: an agglutinin (as an antibody or viral capsid protein) that causes hemagglutination—compare leukoagglutinin

hem·ag·glu·ti·nin also he·mo·ag·glu·ti·nin \ˌhē-mō-ə-\ or chiefly British haem·ag·glu·ti·nin also hae·mo·ag·glu·ti·nin

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