English noun: agglutination | |||
1. | agglutination (process) a clumping of bacteria or red cells when held together by antibodies (agglutinins) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | biological process, organic process | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | haemagglutination, hemagglutination, isoagglutination | ||
2. | agglutination (process) the building of words from component morphemes that retain their form and meaning in the process of combining | ||
Broader (hypernym) | linguistic process | ||
3. | agglutination (process) the coalescing of small particles that are suspended in solution; these larger masses are then (usually) precipitated | ||
Synonyms | agglutinating activity | ||
Broader (hypernym) | chemical action, chemical change, chemical process | ||