agglutination
NOUN
/ə,glut'əneɪʃən/
13 LETTERS · 5 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A
agglutination is a valid 13-letter word worth 15 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1G2G2L1U1T1I1N1A1T1I1O1N1
1 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =15 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 30TRIPLE WORD → 45
MEANING
What does agglutination mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
The coalescing of small particles that are suspended in solution; these larger masses are then (usually) precipitated.
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2
A clumping of bacteria or red cells when held together by antibodies (agglutinins).
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3
The building of words from component morphemes that retain their form and meaning in the process of combining.
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