Agglutination
WordNet
noun
(1) The building of words from component morphemes that retain their form and meaning in the process of combining
(2) A clumping of bacteria or red cells when held together by antibodies (agglutinins)
(3) The coalescing of small particles that are suspended in solution; these larger masses are then (usually) precipitated
WiktionaryText
Noun
- The act of uniting by glue or other tenacious substance; the state of being thus united; adhesion of parts.
- Combination in which root words are united with little or no change of form or loss of meaning. See agglutinative.
- The clumping together of red blood cells or bacteria, usually in response to a particular antibody.