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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

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: agglutination, agglutinating activity]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Physiol.) Combination in which root words are united with little or no change of form or loss of meaning. See Agglutinative, 2. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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: agglutination, agglutinating activity]