agglutination

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Recent Examples of agglutination Some of these agglutinations have a satisfying outlandishness about them: That smooching pair, for example, are wearing huge masks from the Bamana people of West Africa on their heads. Jason Farago, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2017 If the patient is already infected with Proteus, then the same agglutination will occur when the Weil-Felix test is administered, and the patient will naturally test positive. Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agglutination
Noun
  • To create cohesion, Johnson recommends only allowing one or two elements to stand out.
    Nomita Vaish-Taylor, The Spruce, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The guards use a recurve design that relies on physics and cohesion to pull water back into the gutters, while leaves and other tree debris just pass over the guards and fall to the ground.
    Dan Simms, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The brand used a quilt-free design for these pieces, which helps to prevent clumping and even regulates temperature.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The instantly volumizing tubing formula wraps each lash for va-va-voom length without smudging, melting, or clumping.
    Lily Wohlner, Allure, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The Food and Drug Administration approved on Thursday a gene therapy for severe leukocyte adhesion deficiency type 1 (LAD-1), an ultra-rare disease that leaves children vulnerable to life-threatening infections.
    Jason Mast, STAT, 26 Mar. 2026
  • If pressure from the ultrasound wand causes organs in this area to glide smoothly, that suggests there are no adhesions.
    Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The surface chemistry between tungsten and graphene prevented tungsten atoms from bonding to the graphene layer.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Apr. 2026
  • There’s something very bonding about sharing the present moment like that.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026

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“Agglutination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agglutination. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.

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