Agglutination
Related Definitions
[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
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