Množina: agglutinations

ETYM Cf. French agglutination.
In biology, the clumping together of antigens, such as red blood cells or bacteria, to form larger, visible clumps, under the influence of antibodies. As each antigen clumps only in response to its particular antibody, agglutination provides a way of determining blood groups and the identity of unknown bacteria.
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.