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Noun: hemagglutinin
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: haemagglutinin)
  1. A glycoprotein that causes agglutination of red blood cells
    "The influenza virus uses hemagglutinin to bind to host cells";
    - haemagglutinin [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: hemagglutinins

Encyclopedia: Hemagglutinin