agglutination vs amalgamation

agglutination

noun
  • The act of uniting by glue or other tenacious substance; the state of being thus united; adhesion of parts. 

  • Combination in which root words are united with little or no change of form or loss of meaning. See agglutinative. 

  • The clumping together of red blood cells or bacteria, usually in response to a particular antibody. 

amalgamation

noun
  • The result of amalgamating; a mixture or alloy. 

  • The production of an alloy of mercury and another metal. 

  • The process of amalgamating; a mixture, merger or consolidation. 

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