Agglutination

/ɐɡlˌuːtɪnˈeɪʃən/

/ɐɡlˌuːtᵻnˈeɪʃən/

[noun]

Agglutination

[NOUN]

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

a morphological process in language where affixes are added to a root or base word in a clear, one-to-one fashion, each affix typically expressing a single grammatical or semantic meaning, resulting in a string of affixes attached to the root without any change in the affixes themselves

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

synonyms : agglutinating activity

Examples

1. Agglutination One of Quechua's main feactures is that it's highly agglutinative.

2. We can also see vowel harmony and agglutination in Hungarian's verb conjugations.

3. Next: there are a lot of long words in Finnish because of agglutination and because of compound words.

4. If there is red blood cells agglutination, that indicates the presence of antibodies or complement in the serum.