agglutination
pronunciation
How to pronounce agglutination in British English:
UK [əˌglu:tɪn'eɪʃən]
How to pronounce agglutination in American English:
US [əˌglutən'eɪʃən]
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- Noun:
- a clumping of bacteria or red cells when held together by antibodies (agglutinins)
- the building of words from component morphemes that retain their form and meaning in the process of combining
- the coalescing of small particles that are suspended in solution; these larger masses are then (usually) precipitated
Word Origin
- agglutination (n.)
- 1540s, from Latin agglutinationem (nominative agglutinatio), noun of action from past participle stem of agglutinare "fasten with glue," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + glutinare "to glue," from gluten "glue," from PIE *glei- (see glue (n.)). Philological sense first recorded 1650s, in agglutinative.
Example
- 1. Preparation and application of agglutination antigens of swine atrophic rhinitis .
- 2. The distinctive antibody determines the syphilis spirochete ( agglutination law )
- 3. Latex agglutination for the rapid detection of japanese encephalitis virus .
- 4. Brucellosis rose benaal plate agglutination test antigen .
- 5. Rapid diagnosis of human trichinosis with carboxylated polystyrene latex agglutination test .