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Definition of Agglutinin
1. Noun. An antibody that causes agglutination of a specific antigen.
Definition of Agglutinin
1. Noun. A substance that causes cells to clump. ¹
2. Noun. (context: specifically) A protein found in cow's milk. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Agglutinin
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Agglutinin
1. 1. An antibody that causes clumping or agglutination of the bacteria or other cells which either stimulated the formation of the agglutinin, or contain immunologically similar, reactive antigen. Synonym: agglutinating antibody, immune agglutinin. 2. A substance, other than a specific agglutinating antibody, that causes organic particles to agglutinate, commonly qualified, e.g., plant agglutinin. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Agglutinin
Literary usage of Agglutinin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Philippine Journal of Science by Philippines Bureau of Science (1908)
"From these equations it needs no proof that Arrhenius' formula is not correct,
because according to his formula: (quantity of absorbed agglutinin)8 is: ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1912)
"But the egg-extract of Arbacia, on the other hand, is extremely toxic and
agglutinative for Nereis sperm, so that in this case either the agglutinin from ..."
3. A Practical Text-book of Infection, Immunity, and Specific Therapy: With by John Albert Kolmer (1915)
"The substance in bacteria or other cells that produces agglutinin is ...
and agglutinin, which precedes agglutination. It is a passive body, similar to FIG. ..."
4. Infection and Resistance: An Exposition of the Biological Phenomena by Hans Zinsser (1918)
"On the basis of extensive and complicated experiments upon the agglutinin produced
in horses by immunization with heated and unheated typhoid bacilli, ..."
5. Surgery, Its Principles and Practice by William Williams Keen (1906)
"The agglutinin is transformed into ... In the case of bacterial agglutination
the function of the agglutinin is believed to be the ..."
6. Pathogenic Micro-organisms: Including Bacteria and Protozoa; a Practical by William Hallock Park, Anna Wessels Williams (1910)
"By chemical means it is possible again to separate a portion of the agglutinin
from bacteria saturated with it and use it to agglutinate bacteria anew. ..."
7. Pathogenic Micro-organisms: Including Bacteria and Protozoa; a Practical by William Hallock Park, Anna Wessels Williams (1905)
"Dreyer's explanation of this result is that agglutinin-fixing substance is
dissolved out ... Heating the serum above 60° C. injures the agglutinin slightly, ..."
8. Bacteriology by Arthur Isaac Kendall (1921)
"Small amounts of neutral salts are necessary for the clumping of bacteria,2
although a union of the specific organism and its agglutinin will take place ..."
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