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English noun: quellung reaction

1. quellung reaction (process) the swelling of the capsule surrounding a microorganism after reaction with an antibody; the basis of certain tests for identifying microorganisms


SamplesPneumococcus quellung.


Synonymsquellung


Broader (hypernym)biological process, organic process









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