microagglutination

noun

The formation of microscopic clumps

OriginEnglish agglutination ← New Latin agglutinatio ← Latin agglūtinō →
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Meanings

nounmicroagglutination (usually uncountable, plural microagglutinations)

plural microagglutinations

  1. uncountableusuallyThe formation of microscopic clumps

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Frenchagglutination
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  7. Proto-Italic*ad
  8. Proto-Italic*ad-
  9. Latinad-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*gleyH-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*glóh₁ytn̥
  12. Proto-Italic*gloiten
  13. Latinglūten
  14. Latinglūtinō
  15. Latinagglūtinō
  16. New Latinagglutinatio
  17. Englishagglutination
  18. Englishmicroagglutination

From micro- + agglutination.

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microagglutination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microagglutination

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“microagglutination.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microagglutination. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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