AGGLUTINATION


Meaning of AGGLUTINATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˌglü-t ə n-ˈā-shən ]

noun

Date: 1541

1. : the action or process of agglutinating

2. : a mass or group formed by the union of separate elements

3. : the formation of derivational or inflectional words by putting together constituents of which each expresses a single definite meaning

4. : a reaction in which particles (as red blood cells or bacteria) suspended in a liquid collect into clumps and which occurs especially as a serologic response to a specific antibody

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.