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AGGLUTINATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The building of words from component morphemes that retain their form and meaning in the process of combining
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("agglutination" is a kind of...):
linguistic process (a process involved in human language)
Derivation:
agglutinate (string together (morphemes in an agglutinating language))
Sense 2
Meaning:
A clumping of bacteria or red cells when held together by antibodies (agglutinins)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("agglutination" is a kind of...):
biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "agglutination"):
haemagglutination; hemagglutination (agglutination of red blood cells)
isoagglutination (agglutination of an agglutinogen of one individual by a serum from another individual of the same species)
Derivation:
agglutinate (clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The coalescing of small particles that are suspended in solution; these larger masses are then (usually) precipitated
Synonyms:
agglutinating activity; agglutination
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("agglutination" is a kind of...):
chemical action; chemical change; chemical process ((chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved)
