Agglutination Definition

ə-glo͝otn-āshən
noun
An agglutinating or being agglutinated.
Webster's New World
A mass of agglutinated parts.
Webster's New World
In some languages, the systematic combining of morphemes into words without marked change of form or loss of meaning.
Webster's New World
The formation of words from morphemes that retain their original forms and meanings with little change during the combination process.
American Heritage
The clumping together of microorganisms, blood cells, etc. suspended in fluid.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Agglutination

Noun

Singular:
agglutination
Plural:
agglutinations

Agglutination Sentence Examples

  • Field trials of this latex agglutination test are now required.

  • By means of agglutination, that is, by adding to the bases form-words as prefixes, suffixes or infixes, the Tibetan language has developed a considerable grammatical system and is now agglutinating rather than isolating.

  • The exponents of psychological atomism, on the other hand, with the association of ideas for their one principle of agglutination had come to mean by experience the mental phantasmagoria of the individual.

  • It should also be stated that agglutinins are used up in the process of agglutination, apparently combining with some element of the bacterial structure.

  • In some cases, a febrile agglutination test can be performed to detect the presence in blood of certain infectious organisms that may stimulate the immune system to produce antibodies known as febrile agglutinins.

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Words Starting With

AAGAGG

Words Ending With

NONION

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agglutination

Words Starting With A and Ending With N

Starts With A & Ends With NStarts With AG & Ends With NStarts With A & Ends With ON

Word Length

13 Letter Words13 Letter Words Starting With A13 Letter Words Ending With N