AGGLUTINOID
\ɐɡlˈuːtɪnˌɔ͡ɪd], \ɐɡlˈuːtɪnˌɔɪd], \ɐ_ɡ_l_ˈuː_t_ɪ_n_ˌɔɪ_d]\
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An agglutinin changed by heating to 65 C., or by the action of acids, so that its active group, or agglutinating receptors, can no longer act. Its combining or haptophorous group can still unite with the combining receptors of the bacterium.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
