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Agglutination vs Agglomeration - What's the difference?

agglutination | agglomeration |

As nouns the difference between agglutination and agglomeration

is that agglutination is the act of uniting by glue or other tenacious substance; the state of being thus united; adhesion of parts while agglomeration is the act or process of collecting in a mass; a heaping together.

agglutination

English

Noun

(en 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.

    • Derived terms

    * coagglutination

    Related terms

    * agglutinate * agglutinative * agglutinant

    agglomeration

    English

    (wikipedia agglomeration)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or process of collecting in a mass; a heaping together.
  • State of being collected in a mass; a mass; cluster.
  • (geography) An extended city area comprising the built-up area of a central city and any suburbs linked by continuous urban area.