agglutinate vs hemagglutinate
hemagglutinate vs agglutinateagglutinate is an adjective but hemagglutinate is not an adjective.
agglutinate and hemagglutinate both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| agglutinate | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| hemagglutinate | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
hemagglutinate is a hyponym of
agglutinate; that is, hemagglutinate is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
agglutinate:
- agglutinate: clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.
- hemagglutinate: cause the clumping together (of red blood cells)
Other hyponyms of agglutinate include
haemagglutinate.
| agglutinate (adjective) | hemagglutinate (adjective) |
|---|---|
| united as if by glue |
| agglutinate (verb) | hemagglutinate (verb) |
|---|---|
| clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc. | cause the clumping together (of red blood cells) |
| string together (morphemes in an agglutinating language) |
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