AGGLUTINATION Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

agglutination

noun

Definition of agglutination

as in cohesion

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Recent Examples of agglutination 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

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Noun

Such moves both strengthen the axis countries and weaken the cohesion of the network best positioned to confront them.

— Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026
Ultimately, if countries aren’t willing to stump up more cash, then either farm or cohesion spending must shrink or Europe’s ambitions on defense, competitiveness and other priorities be scaled back.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of cohesion

Noun

Adding caffeine, which mops up radicals, largely stopped the clumping, pointing to the radicals as the cause.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026
Adding a substance that neutralizes free radicals reduced clumping, suggesting that the radicals caused the damage.

— Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of clumping

Noun

The choice of materials, their adhesion and the design of the part all matter.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
Hydrodissection, by contrast, actually changes the physical structures surrounding the median nerve by releasing adhesions, scar-like tissue that causes surfaces inside the body to get stuck together.

— Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of adhesion

Noun

But really, traveling around with my best friends was such an incredibly bonding, grounding experience.

— Liam Hess, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2026
The stadium will be funded through the state’s bonding program called sales tax and revenue (STAR) bonds that stretch across a sweeping two-county district.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026

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