Meaning

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

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

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

originEtymology tree French agglutinationbor. Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *gleyH- Proto-Indo-European *glóh₁ytn̥ Proto-Italic *gloiten Latin glūten Latin glūtinō Latin agglūtinō Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Latin -iō New Latin agglutinatioder. English agglutination Multiple origins. The oldest usage, in…

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