agglutinogen
[ ag-loo-tin-uh-juh n, -jen, uh-gloot-n-uh- ]
/ ˌæg lʊˈtɪn ə dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn, əˈglut n ə- /
noun Immunology.
an antigen that causes the production of agglutinins.
Origin of agglutinogen
OTHER 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-/, adjectiveWords nearby agglutinogen
agglutinate,
agglutination,
agglutination test,
agglutinative,
agglutinin,
agglutinogen,
agglutinophilic,
agglutogen,
aggrade,
aggrandize,
aggrandizement
Example sentences from the Web for agglutinogen
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
Word Origin for agglutinogen
C20: from
agglutinate +
-gen
Medical definitions for agglutinogen
agglutinogen
[ ăg′lu-tĭn′ə-jən, ə-glōōt′n- ]
n.
An antigen that stimulates the production of a particular agglutinin, such as an antibody.
agglutogen