agglutination

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noun

1. a clumping of bacteria or red cells when held together by antibodies (agglutinins) (Freq. 3)
• Derivationally related forms:
agglutinate
• Hypernyms:
organic process, biological process
• Hyponyms:
hemagglutination, haemagglutination, isoagglutination
2. the building of words from component morphemes that retain their form and meaning in the process of combining (Freq. 1)
• Derivationally related forms:
agglutinate
• Hypernyms:
linguistic process
3. the coalescing of small particles that are suspended in solution;
these larger masses are then (usually) precipitated
• Syn:
agglutinating activity
• Hypernyms:
chemical process, chemical change, chemical action