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agglutinin
(ag¦glu|tin¦in)
Pronunciation:
/əˈgluːtɪnɪn/
noun
Biology
an antibody, lectin, or other substance that causes agglutination.
Origin:
late 19th century
: from
agglutinate
+
-in
1
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