agglutinin

agglutinin
noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary agglutination + -in Date: 1902 a substance (as an antibody) producing agglutination

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  • agglutinin — agglutinin. См. агглютинин. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • agglutinin — [ə glo͞ot′ n in΄] n. a substance, esp. an antibody, causing agglutination of bacteria, blood cells, antigens, etc …   English World dictionary

  • agglutinin — /euh glooht n in/, n. Immunol. an antibody that causes agglutination. [1895 1900; AGGLUTIN(ATE) + IN2] * * * ▪ biochemistry       substance that causes particles to congeal in a group or mass, particularly a typical antibody that occurs in the… …   Universalium

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  • Agglutinin — Die Medizin kennt Agglutinine (von lateinisch: agglutinare = anheften ) als Oberbegriff für Antikörper, die mit den Antigenen von Zellen, oder auch korpuskulären Elementen unter Agglutination (Verklumpung) reagieren. Der Begriff Hämagglutinine… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • agglutinin — n. [L. ad, to; glutinare, to glue] A substance or specific antibody causing clumping of cells …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • agglutinin — (ah gloo tī nin) The antibody responsible for an agglutination reaction …   Dictionary of microbiology

  • agglutinin — noun a) A substance that causes cells to clump. b) A protein found in cows milk …   Wiktionary

  • agglutinin — 1. An antibody that causes clumping or agglutination of the bacteria or other cells that either stimulated the formation of the a., or contain immunologically similar, reactive antigen. SYN: agglutinating antibody, immune a.. 2. A substance,… …   Medical dictionary

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