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1. (n.) agglutination
the act or process of uniting by glue or other tenacious substance.
2. agglutination
the state of being thus united.
3. agglutination
a mass or group cemented together.
4. agglutination
the clumping of bacteria, red blood cells, or other cells, due to the introduction of an antibody.
5. agglutination
a process of word formation in which morphemes, each having a relatively constant shape and meaning, are combined without fusion or morphophonemic change.
Etymology: (1535–45)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) agglutination
a clumping of bacteria or red cells when held together by antibodies (agglutinins)
2. (noun) agglutination
the building of words from component morphemes that retain their form and meaning in the process of combining
3. (noun) agglutination, agglutinating activity
the coalescing of small particles that are suspended in solution; these larger masses are then (usually) precipitated
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) agglutination
the act of uniting by glue or other tenacious substance; the state of being thus united; adhesion of parts
2. (noun) agglutination
combination in which root words are united with little or no change of form or loss of meaning. See Agglutinative, 2
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. agglutination
The clumping together of suspended material resulting from the action of AGGLUTININS.
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