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QUELLUNG REACTION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does quellung reaction mean?
• QUELLUNG REACTION (noun)
The noun QUELLUNG REACTION has 1 sense:
1. the swelling of the capsule surrounding a microorganism after reaction with an antibody; the basis of certain tests for identifying microorganisms
Familiarity information: QUELLUNG REACTION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The swelling of the capsule surrounding a microorganism after reaction with an antibody; the basis of certain tests for identifying microorganisms
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Synonyms:
quellung; quellung reaction
Context example:
pneumococcus quellung
Hypernyms ("quellung reaction" is a kind of...):
biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)
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