agglutination meaning

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agglutination (noun): a clumping of bacteria or red cells when held together by antibodies (agglutinins).

agglutination has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

agglutination as a noun

  1. a clumping of bacteria or red cells when held together by antibodies (agglutinins)

    Type of: organic process

    Kinds: hemagglutination, isoagglutination

    Related forms: agglutinate

  2. the building of words from component morphemes that retain their form and meaning in the process of combining

    Type of: linguistic process

    Related forms: agglutinate

  3. the coalescing of small particles that are suspended in solution; these larger masses are then (usually) precipitated

    Synonyms: agglutinating activity

    Type of: chemical process

agglutination in a sentence

Scrabble score: 15 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AG · words ending in ON · 13-letter words

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