QUELLUNG REACTION

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Example:

pneumococcus quellung

Synonyms:

quellung; quellung reaction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

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

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

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