Agglomeration
a jumbled cluster or mass of varied parts.
the act or process of .
Contemporary Examples
The agglomeration of data, however, is not offering a clear picture to economists and policymakers who yearn for one.
The Fed’s Forthright Admission About Our Messy Economic Situation Zachary Karabell June 20, 2012
Dutifully obeying the modern principle of agglomeration, it would be called an iPlod.
A World Without Electricity Justin Green January 23, 2013
Historical Examples
I think you would like my library if you could see it,—it is one agglomeration of exotics and eccentricities.
The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 1 Elizabeth Bisland
Such an agglomeration of cabins was never seen before nor since.
The Recollections of A Drummer-Boy Harry M. Kieffer
As always, the agglomeration of mercenary companies was difficult to control.
Charles the Bold Ruth Putnam
Buddhism displaced by Mahomedanism: agglomeration of different strains.
At the Court of the Amr John Alfred Gray
It is impossible to describe Willie’s dress: the agglomeration of ill-supplied necessity and superfluous whim was never exceeded.
Ranald Bannerman’s Boyhood George MacDonald
I warn you this book is going to be something of an agglomeration.
Tono Bungay H. G. Wells
The fact of agglomeration explains the greater frequency of homicide in France in thickly populated districts.
Criminal Man Gina Lombroso-Ferrero
What can prevent such an agglomeration from falling to pieces?
The Continental Monthly, Volume V. Issue I Various
n.
1774, “action of collecting in a mass,” from Latin agglomerationem (nominative agglomeratio), noun of action from past participle stem of agglomerare (see agglomerate). In reference to a mass so formed, it is recorded from 1833.
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to collect or gather into a cluster or mass. gathered together into a cluster or mass. Botany. crowded into a dense cluster, but not cohering. a mass of things clustered together. rock composed of rounded or angular volcanic fragments. verb (əˈɡlɒməˌreɪt) to form or be formed into a mass or cluster; collect noun (əˈɡlɒmərɪt; -ˌreɪt) […]
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to unite or cause to adhere, as with glue. Immunology. to clump or cause to clump, as bacteria or blood platelets. Linguistics. to form by . united by or as by glue. . Historical Examples Concentrated sulphuric acid causes it to agglutinate into resin-like lumps, with the accession of an intense blood-red colour. Cooley’s Practical […]
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- Agglutinin
an antibody that causes agglutination. Historical Examples Hence it can be stated technically that an agglutinin possesses a haptophore group and an agglutinating group. The Fundamentals of Bacteriology Charles Bradfield Morrey If agglutinin is present and the test is giving a positive reaction, the bacilli will be collected in large clumps. The Elements of Bacteriological […]