AGGLUTINATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The building of words from component morphemes that retain their form and meaning in the process of combining

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("agglutination" is a kind of...):

linguistic process (a process involved in human language)

Derivation:

agglutinate (string together (morphemes in an agglutinating language))

Meaning:

A clumping of bacteria or red cells when held together by antibodies (agglutinins)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("agglutination" is a kind of...):

biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "agglutination"):

haemagglutination; hemagglutination (agglutination of red blood cells)

isoagglutination (agglutination of an agglutinogen of one individual by a serum from another individual of the same species)

Derivation:

agglutinate (clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.)

Meaning:

The coalescing of small particles that are suspended in solution; these larger masses are then (usually) precipitated

Synonyms:

agglutinating activity; agglutination

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("agglutination" is a kind of...):

chemical action; chemical change; chemical process ((chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved)