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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Agglutination \Ag*glu`ti*na"tion\, n. [Cf. F. agglutination.] 1. The act of uniting by glue or other tenacious substance; the state of being thus united; adhesion of parts 2. (Physiol.) Combination in which root words are united with little or no change of form or loss of meaning. See {Agglutinative}, 2. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: agglutination n 1: a clumping of bacteria or red cells when held together by antibodies (agglutinins) 2: the building of words from component morphemes that retain their form and meaning in the process of combining 3: the coalescing of small particles that are suspended in solution; these larger masses are then (usually) precipitated [syn: {agglutinating activity}]
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