agglutination

Noun

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