Agglutinate
Agglutinate
Agglutinate (pronounced: uh-gloot-n-eyt) is a term used in various fields of study, including linguistics, biology, and immunology.
Etymology
The term "agglutinate" originates from the Latin word "agglutinare", which means "to glue together".
Linguistics
In linguistics, agglutinate refers to the process of complex words being formed by stringing together morphemes without changing them in spelling or phonetics. This is a characteristic of agglutinative languages, which include Turkish, Finnish, and Japanese among others.
Biology
In biology, agglutinate refers to the clumping together of cells or particles, often in response to a specific antigen. This is commonly observed in blood typing tests where antibodies cause the agglutination of red blood cells.
Immunology
In immunology, agglutinate is used to describe the process where an antigen is mixed with its corresponding antibody called isoagglutinin. This reaction is commonly used in laboratories for blood typing, to determine the blood type of a sample.
Related Terms
- Agglutination (linguistics): The process of complex words being formed by stringing together morphemes without changing them in spelling or phonetics.
- Agglutination (biology): The clumping together of cells or particles, often in response to a specific antigen.
- Agglutination (immunology): The process where an antigen is mixed with its corresponding antibody called isoagglutinin.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Agglutinate
- Wikipedia's article - Agglutinate
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