hemagglutinate

[ hee-muh-gloot-n-eyt, hem-uh- ]

verb (used with or without object)

, he·mag·glu·ti·nat·ed, he·mag·glu·ti·nat·ing.

1. (of red blood cells) to clump.

Other Words From

• he·mag·glu·tin·a·tive [hee-m, uh, -, gloot, -n-ey-tiv, -, uh, -tiv, hem-, uh, -], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hemagglutinate¹

First recorded in 1920–25; hem- + agglutinate