agglutinin
/əˈɡluːtɪnɪn/noun
agglutinin is spelled A-G-G-L-U-T-I-N-I-N: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, agglutinin means “A substance that causes particles or cells to clump; it may be an antibody, a lectin, or otherwise” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of agglutinin is agglutinins.
How many letters and syllables are in agglutinin?
| Letters | 10: A-G-G-L-U-T-I-N-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 37 million words; the 187,122nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is agglutinin?
Agglutinin appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce agglutinin?
- /əˈɡluːtɪnɪn/
- [əˈɡluːʔn̩ɪn]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-agglutinin.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of agglutinin
- agglutinins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does agglutinin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A substance that causes particles or cells to clump; it may be an antibody, a lectin, or otherwise.
- 2
A protein found in cow's milk.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Agglutinin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense substance that causes cells to clump:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | agglutinine |
| German | Agglutinin |
| Portuguese | aglutinina |
| Spanish | aglutinina |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does agglutinin come from?
From agglutinate + -in.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).