Meaning of AGGLUTINATION
| Pronunciation: | | u`gloot'neyshun
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] the building of words from component morphemes that retain their form and meaning in the process of combining
- [n] a clumping of bacteria or red cells when held together by antibodies (agglutinins)
- [n] the coalescing of small particles that are suspended in solution; these larger masses are then (usually) precipitated
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AGGLUTINATION is a 13 letter word that starts with A. |
| | Synonyms: | | agglutinating activity |
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| | See Also: | | biological process, chemical action, chemical change, chemical process, haemagglutination, hemagglutination, isoagglutination, linguistic process, organic process | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ag*glu`ti*na"tion\, n. [Cf. F. agglutination.]
1. The act of uniting by glue or other tenacious substance;
the state of being thus united; adhesion of parts.
2. (Physiol.) 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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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | - The clumping together of cells due to the binding of agglutinin (a protein) molecules on each cell's surface.
- The clumping together of two organisms of the same species for the purpose of sexual reproduction. Often conducted by means of a carbohydrate on one organism and a protein on the other, resulting in a glycoprotein.
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| | Definition: | | a clumping together of red blood cells in the presence of an antibody. |
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| | Related Terms: | | accession, accretion, addition, adherence, adhesion, adjunct, adjunction, affixation, agglomeration, aggregation, annexation, articulation, attachment, augmentation, bond, bracketing, cling, clinging, clotting, clumping, clustering, coagulation, coherence, cohesion, cohesiveness, combination, communication, compaction, compression, concatenation, concentration, concourse, concretion, concurrence, condensation, confluence, congealment, congelation, congeries, conglobation, conglomeration, conjugation, conjunction, connection, consolidation, convergence, copulation, coupling, densification, gathering, hardening, hookup, increase, inseparability, intercommunication, intercourse, interlinking, joinder, joining, jointure, junction, juxtaposition, knotting, liaison, linkage, linking, marriage, meeting, merger, merging, pairing, prefixation, reinforcement, set, solidification, splice, sticking, suffixation, superaddition, superfetation, superjunction, superposition, supplementation, symbiosis, tie, tie-in, tie-up, unification, union, uniting, yoking |
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