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

To get a workable deal, the Gulf states will thus need to improve internal cohesion.

— ALLISON MINOR, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2026
Brand cohesion, data hygiene, governance and integration are the unsexy infrastructure that rarely makes headlines.

— Chris Koehler, Fortune, 23 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

Entering the Parabolica, the course’s final curve, his rear tires overheated and lost adhesion, and the car spun off the track at some hundred and fifty miles an hour.

— Sam Knight, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
The choice of materials, their adhesion and the design of the part all matter.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of adhesion

Noun

Together, these ingredients form a deep eutectic solvent, a liquid mixture whose components interact through forces such as hydrogen bonding and ion-dipole interactions.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
An exercise for bonding and insurance, for example, is set up like a dating app.

— Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of bonding

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