agglutinoid

noun

ag·​glu·​ti·​noid

ə-ˈglü-tə-ˌnȯid,

a-

plural -s

: an agglutinin that has lost or never had the power to agglutinate but can still unite with its agglutinogen compare antibody, blocking antibody

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary agglutinin + -oid

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

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