What is the meaning of agglutination?

noun

  • A clumping of bacteria or red cells when held together by antibodies (agglutinins. )
  • The building of words from component morphemes that retain their form and meaning in the process of combining.
  • The coalescing of small particles that are suspended in solution; these larger masses are then (usually) precipitated.
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