1540s, from Latin agglutinationem (nominative agglutinatio), noun of action from past participle stem of agglutinare "fasten with glue," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + glutinare "to glue," from gluten "glue," from PIE *glei- (see glue (n.)). Philological sense first recorded 1650s, in agglutinative.
雙語例句
1. In a transfusion, donor and recipient should be of the same blood group to prevent agglutination.
輸血時供血者與受血者應(yīng)是同一血型以防止凝集.
來自辭典例句
2. By use of the agglutination test healthy carriers of the organisms have been identified.