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    QUELLUNG

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The swelling of the capsule surrounding a microorganism after reaction with an antibody; the basis of certain tests for identifying microorganismsplay

    Example:

    pneumococcus quellung

    Synonyms:

    quellung; quellung reaction

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting natural processes

    Hypernyms ("quellung" is a kind of...):

    biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)

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